English → Latin
“upbraid” in Latin
increpōto rattle, twang or make a similar noise; to cause to give forth a sound, sound, resound; to rebuke, chide, protest, comincrepitōto call or cry out; to chide or reproachvōxvoice; accent; speech, remark, expression, (turn of) phraseverbumword; proverb, saying; verbobiūrgōto chide, scold, rebuke, reprimand; to chastise, punish; to dissuade or deter one from any thing, by means of reproofcorripiōto seize or snatch up, catch, lay violent hands on, take hold of, grasp quickly; to hurry up, hasten, set up quickly; to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
upbraid
verbis castigare (to chide with words, justly, whereas all the following words imply injustice): increpare or increpitare, with and without voce, vocibus, verbis (to upraid loudly, and with harsh, abusive Ianguage): objurgare (to upraid reproachfully): corripere (to upraid vehemently): convicium alicui facere (to abuse). Vid: To REPROACH.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for upbraid?
- The usual Latin words for “upbraid” are increpō, increpitō, vōx; also verbum, obiūrgō, corripiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.