verb
- to scold or rebuke harshly
Usage: formal
Examples
- The teacher objurgated the students for their disruptive behavior.
- He was objurgated by his supervisor for missing the important deadline.
- The coach objurgated the team after their poor performance.
- She objurgated her son for breaking the family heirloom.
- The critic objurgated the author’s latest work in a scathing review.
- The judge objurgated the defendant for showing no remorse.