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   upbraid

   /ˌʌpˈbreɪd/

   verb

   • 1. find fault with (someone); scold: "he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance"

   Word Origin late Old Englishupbrēdan ‘allege (something) as a basis for censure’, based on braid in the obsolete sense ‘brandish’. The current sense dates from Middle English.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • U

     1

   • P

     3

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • D

     2

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