Verb
1. scold ::
baara
2. upbraid ::
upbraid
3. berate ::
katọọ
4. reprimand ::
mba
5. reprove ::
adọ aka ná ntị
6. rebuke ::
nba-
7. admonish ::
adụ ha ọdụ
8. chide ::
chide
9. censure ::
ikpoasi
10. lambaste ::
lambaste
11. castigate ::
castigate
12. lecture ::
nkuzi
15. take to task ::
ewe iji ọrụ
17. tell off ::
agwa anya
18. dress down ::
ejiji ala
19. bawl out ::
bawl si
20. blow up at ::
ịfụ na
21. give someone an earful ::
nye onye ihe earful
22. give someone a roasting ::
nye onye a amịkpọ
24. slap someone's wrist ::
ụra mmadụ nkwojiaka
25. rap over the knuckles ::
RAP n'elu nkwonkwo mkpịsị
26. give someone hell ::
nye onye hell
27. give someone what for ::
nye onye ihe maka
28. chew out ::
na-ata si
29. ream out ::
ream si
30. zing ::
zing
31. chasten ::
dua
32. reprehend ::
reprehend