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objurgation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Objurgation \Ob`jur*ga"tion\, n. [L. objurgatio: cf.F. objurgation.] The act of objurgating; reproof. While the good lady was bestowing this objurgation on Mr.Ben Allen. --Dickens. With a strong objurgation of the elbow in his ribs. --Landor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: objurgation n : rebuking a person harshly [syn: {chiding}, {scolding}]
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