silent rebuke
Frequency: 4.02.1 per million words
a criticism expressed through silence or a look, not words
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Examples (10)
- Her stare was a silent rebuke to his thoughtlessness.
- The audience offered a silent rebuke to the speaker's controversial remarks.
- He received a silent rebuke from his colleague after interrupting her.
- The teacher's raised eyebrow served as a silent rebuke to the noisy students.
- Despite his loud boasting, he met with a silent rebuke from the gathered elders.
- The mother gave her child a silent rebuke for misbehaving in public.
- A collective silent rebuke filled the room after the insensitive joke was made.
- His manager's deep sigh was a silent rebuke for the missed deadline.
- She felt the silent rebuke of her conscience for her selfish actions.
- The lack of applause was a silent rebuke to the performer's uninspired act.