Antonyms for lessoning
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : les-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛs ən |
Definition of lessoning
Origin :- early 13c., "a reading aloud from the Bible," also "something to be learned by a student," from Old French leçon, from Latin lectionem (nominative lectio) "a reading," noun of action from past participle stem of legere "to read" (see lecture (n.)). Transferred sense of "an occurrence from which something can be learned" is from 1580s.
- As in rebuke : verb reprimand; criticize harshly
- As in reprimand : verb blame, scold
- As in reproach : verb find fault with
- As in chide : verb criticize, lecture
- The lessoning do not apply to them, the breadth swept by their columns varied from 40 to 60 miles.
- Extract from : « Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. » by W. Fletcher Johnson
Synonyms for lessoning
- abuse
- admonish
- bawl out
- berate
- blame
- call down
- call on the carpet
- call to task
- carp on
- castigate
- cavil
- censure
- check
- chew out
- chide
- climb all over
- come down on
- condemn
- criticize
- defame
- denounce
- discredit
- disparage
- dress down
- exprobate
- find fault
- flay
- fry
- give a hard time
- give comeuppance
- give piece of one's mind
- give the devil
- give the dickens
- go after
- jawbone
- jump down one's throat
- jump on
- lay into
- lay on
- lean on
- lecture
- lesson
- light into
- lower the boom
- monish
- oppose
- pay
- rake
- rap
- rate
- read
- ream
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprove
- rip
- scold
- sit on
- slap on the wrist
- sound off
- speak to
- take down
- take down a peg
- take to task
- talk to
- tear apart
- tell off
- tick off
- trim
- upbraid
- zap
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