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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ob-jer-geyt, uh b-jur-geyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒb dʒərˌgeɪt, əbˈdʒɜr geɪt



Definition of objurgation

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Latin obiurgationem (nominative obiurgatio) "a chiding, reproving, reproof," noun of action from past participle stem of obiurgare (see objurgate).
  • As in rebuke : noun reprimand; harsh criticism
  • As in blame : noun condemnation
  • As in tongue-lashing : noun reprimand
  • As in reprehension : noun blame
  • As in reprobation : noun blame
Example sentences :
  • You think, perhaps, I shall pursue you with objurgation or entreaty.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 » by Various
  • He is fluent in oath and objurgation, cursing like an inmate of the pit.
  • Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray
  • To fill the world and the street with lamentation, objurgation?
  • Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle
  • The emperor was not to be left behind in the race of objurgation.
  • Extract from : « The Eighteen Christian Centuries » by James White
  • He was the center of a fire of argument and objurgation he could not resist.
  • Extract from : « Cox--The Man » by Roger W. Babson
  • His objurgation of the Scribes and Pharisees is almost without a parallel.
  • Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote
  • At last, with a final torrent of objurgation, he disappeared.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930 » by Victor Rousseau
  • She did not deign to accompany this act by a single word of objurgation.
  • Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland » by John Mackay Wilson
  • It was while replacing this in the wardrobe that he heard sounds of objurgation.
  • Extract from : « The King of Schnorrers » by Israel Zangwill
  • The laughter, derision, gave place suddenly to a yell of objurgation.
  • Extract from : « The Woman's Way » by Charles Garvice

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