Rebuke

Rebuke

re·​buke /rəˈbyo͞ok/

noun

an expression of disapproval or admonishment

“Praise is sunshine; it warms, it inspires, it promotes growth; blame and rebuke are rain and hail; they beat down and bedraggle, even though they may at times be necessary.”

– Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 – 1896)

verb

to reprove sharply, to subject to protest or censure

“Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.”

– Proverbs 28:23