berate
verb (formal)- berate somebody/yourself
to criticize or speak angrily to somebody because you do not approve of something they have done 痛斥;严厉指责 She berated herself for being a bad mother. 她痛斥自己是个糟糕的母亲。 The minister was berated by angry demonstrators as he left the meeting. 部长离开会场时,遭到愤怒的示威者严厉指责。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + rate ‘to scold someone angrily’.