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Synonyms
re·buke (rĭ-byōōḱ)

[Middle English rebuken, from Old North French rebuker, re-, back (from Latin; see re–), + * buker, to strike, chop wood (variant of Old French buschier) (from busche, firewood) (of Germanic origin).]

transitive verb: -buked, -buk·ing, -bukes. 

  1. To criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand. See synonyms at admonish
  2. To check or repress.

noun 

A sharp reproof.