different between berate vs tightwad
berate
English
Etymology
be- +? rate (“to scold, upbraid”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b???e?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
Verb
berate (third-person singular simple present berates, present participle berating, simple past and past participle berated)
- (transitive) to chide or scold vehemently
- 1896, Gilbert Parker, Seats Of The Mighty, ch. 13:
- Gabord, still muttering, turned to us again, and began to berate the soldiers for their laziness.
- 1917, Jack London, Jerry of the Islands, ch. 14:
- Lenerengo, as usual, forgot everything else in the fiercer pleasure of berating her spouse.
- 2008, Alex Perry, "The Man Who Would Be (Congo's) King," Time, 27 Nov.:
- During the rally, he berates the crowd for their cowardice.
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [1]
- France were supposedly a team in pieces, beaten by Tonga just a week ago and with coach Marc Lievremont publicly berating his players, but so clear-cut was their victory that much of the atmosphere had been sucked from the contest long before the end.
- 1896, Gilbert Parker, Seats Of The Mighty, ch. 13:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:reprehend
Related terms
- beration
Translations
Anagrams
- Bartee, beater, betear, erbate, rebate, rebeat
German
Verb
berate
- inflection of beraten:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
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tightwad
English
Etymology
From tight +? wad.
Noun
tightwad (plural tightwads)
- (colloquial) One who is stingy, overly cautious, or defensive with money (usually mildly derisive).
- That tightwad would drive ten miles to save a few cents on gas.
Synonyms
- frugal
- miser
- skinflint
- See also Thesaurus:miser
Antonyms
- spendthrift
Derived terms
- tightwaddish
Translations
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