OBJURGATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does objurgation mean? 

• OBJURGATION (noun)
  The noun OBJURGATION has 1 sense:

1. rebuking a person harshly

  Familiarity information: OBJURGATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBJURGATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rebuking a person harshly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

chiding; objurgation; scolding; tongue-lashing

Hypernyms ("objurgation" is a kind of...):

rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "objurgation"):

wig; wigging (British slang for a scolding)

Derivation:

objurgate (censure severely)

 Context examples 

Henry propped himself up on an elbow and looked to see his comrade standing among the dogs beside the replenished fire, his arms raised in objurgation, his face distorted with passion.

(White Fang, by Jack London)