Bucket 72 — Punishment, Scolding & Rebukes

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Best for: English Essay on official accountability. Mild → harsh: admonish → upbraid → chastise → castigate → vituperate. 5 words (3 repeats).

1. ADMONISH (v.)

• Urdu: تنبیہ کرنا، نرمی سے ڈانٹنا، نصیحت کرنا
• Meaning: warn or reprimand someone firmly (but not harshly)
• Syn: reprimand, caution, warn, rebuke · Ant: praise, commend, encourage, applaud
• ✍️ Use: The court admonished the government for ignoring its earlier orders.
• 🧠 Hook: Latin monere (warn, as in monitor, premonition) → a warning.

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2. CASTIGATE (v.) 🔁

• Urdu: سخت سرزنش کرنا · criticise severely · Syn: berate · Ant: laud · Full entry → Bucket 7

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3. CHASTISE (v.)

• Urdu: سزا دینا، سخت ملامت کرنا
• Meaning: rebuke or reprimand severely; (old) punish physically
• Syn: scold, reprimand, castigate, discipline · Ant: praise, reward, commend, compliment
• ✍️ Use: The Prime Minister chastised ministers who missed their performance targets.
• 🧠 Hook: chaste (pure) → punish someone to make them pure again.

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4. UPBRAID (v.) 🔁

• Urdu: ملامت کرنا · scold, find fault with · Syn: reproach · Ant: compliment · Full entry → Bucket 14

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5. VITUPERATE (v.) 🔁

• Urdu: گالی دینا · abuse in violent language · Syn: revile · Ant: extol · Full entry → Bucket 8