telling-off
noun🔊/ˌtelɪŋ ˈɒf/
🔊/ˌtelɪŋ ˈɔːf/
[usually singular] (plural tellings-off)
(British English, informal)the act of speaking angrily to somebody, especially a child, because they have done something bad （尤指对儿童的）责备，责骂，数落，嗔怪 The nurse gave him a telling-off for smoking in the hospital. 护士责备他在医院里抽烟。