reprehend

To reprove; censure.

To charge with a fault; chide sharply; reprove: formerly sometimes followed by of.

To take exception to; speak of as a fault; censure.

To convict of fallacy.

Synonyms To blame, rebuke, reprimand, upbraid. See admonition.

To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; to blame; to censure.

to criticize, to reprove

express strong disapproval of