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- 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. 她因做一个坏妈妈而自责。 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’.