verb
definition
To chide or scold vehemently
example
What society tells people, that they could "do whatever they want" to dissidents, and yet berates anyone for treating them well?
Examples of berated in a Sentence
One minute she was sweetness and light, and the next she became a screaming harridan as she publicly berated Sir Laurence.
Who knows what the f-- Darian grumbled as Jenn berated him.
Giuseppe Mazzini, the radical ideologue of the Risorgimento, berated tourists for seeing only ancient grandeur where they should have seen suffering.
According to TMZ.com, Baldwin called her a "thoughtless little pig" and berated her for not answering her phone.
There have been a couple of occasions where Stacy has berated the participants because they blatantly decided not to take her or Clinton's advice and purchase whatever they wanted.
These tickets are not easy to get, but it is possible to be in the dining room while contestants simultaneously cook and get berated by Ramsay himself.
I am also berated for ignoring too many of the classic texts.
Temper, Jessi! she berated herself, aware of what happened if she pissed him off.