implicit rebuke
Frequency: 4.00.2 per million words
An expression of sharp disapproval that is understood without being spoken.
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- His silence was an implicit rebuke of their rude behavior.
- His silence served as an implicit rebuke for her inappropriate comment.
- The teacher's stern look served as an implicit rebuke to the noisy students.
- She received an implicit rebuke from her boss when he merely raised an eyebrow.
- She felt an implicit rebuke in her manager's subtle change of tone.
- The professor's facial expression was an implicit rebuke to the student's ill-prepared presentation.
- They received an implicit rebuke when their ideas were completely ignored.
- There was an implicit rebuke in her tone when she calmly corrected his mistake.
- The harsh article contained an implicit rebuke of the government's policies.
- The lack of applause was an implicit rebuke to the speaker's controversial remarks.
- Even without words, his disapproval was an implicit rebuke.
- He understood the implicit rebuke in her refusal to make eye contact.
- The team leader's sigh was an implicit rebuke for the missed deadline.
- The manager's tight-lipped smile offered an implicit rebuke to the team's slow progress.
- He offered an implicit rebuke by walking away from the argument.
- His suggestion to "re-evaluate" the project was an implicit rebuke of their initial plan.
- Her refusal to engage in the conversation was an implicit rebuke of his comments.
- The subtle shake of her head was an implicit rebuke for his impatience.
- The audience's lack of applause was an implicit rebuke of the poor performance.
- The sudden change in atmosphere felt like an implicit rebuke after his insensitive joke.