Verb
1. reprimand ::
mba
2. rebuke ::
nba-
3. reproach ::
nkọcha
4. scold ::
baara
5. admonish ::
adụ ha ọdụ
6. chastise ::
apịa
7. chide ::
chide
8. upbraid ::
upbraid
9. berate ::
katọọ
10. take to task ::
ewe iji ọrụ
12. criticize ::
akatọ
13. censure ::
ikpoasi
14. tell off ::
agwa anya
16. dress down ::
ejiji ala
18. give someone an earful ::
nye onye ihe earful
19. give someone a roasting ::
nye onye a amịkpọ
20. rap over the knuckles ::
RAP n'elu nkwonkwo mkpịsị
21. slap someone's wrist ::
ụra mmadụ nkwojiaka
22. castigate ::
castigate