umbraid

English

Etymology

From Middle English umbreiden (“to scold, reproach”). By surface analysis, um- +‎ braid.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪd

Verb

umbraid (third-person singular simple present umbraids, present participle umbraiding, simple past and past participle umbraided)

  1. (transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To upbraid.

Noun

umbraid (plural umbraids)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) Contention; strife.

Anagrams

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