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dressing-down

 
Dictionary: dress·ing-down
(drĕs'ĭng-doun')
n.
A severe scolding.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a severe scolding
  Synonyms: castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overhaling, irettesættelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitbrander

Français (French)
n. - savon, verte semonce

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rüffel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επίπληξη, κατσάδιασμα

Italiano (Italian)
lavata di capo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - repreensão (f)

Русский (Russian)
взбучка

Español (Spanish)
n. - rapapolvo, reprimenda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utskällning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
斥责, 打

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 斥責, 打

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 엄한 질타, 폭행, 꾸지람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しかり付けること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توبيخ, جلد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נזיפה‬


 
 

 

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