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n. - Someone who finds fault or imputes blame.

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Usage examples (10)
  • Verb (used with object) : The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice
  • He grumbles at the ingratitude of men that shun him for his kindness, but indeed it is his own fault, for he is too great an upbraider.
  • The upbraider, you know, my dear, is in some sense a superior; while the upbraided, if with reason upbraided, must make a figure as spiritless as conscious.
  • The female figure suddenly sank back, in all humility at the feet of the upbraider, as unperceived -- maybe -- by both, a small portion of the door above their heads...
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