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Definition of Dress down
1. Verb. Censure severely or angrily. "Sam cannot dress down Sue "; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Exact synonyms: Bawl Out, Berate, Call Down, Call On The Carpet, Chew Out, Chew Up, Chide, Have Words, Jaw, Lambast, Lambaste, Lecture, Rag, Rebuke, Remonstrate, Reprimand, Reproof, Scold, Take To Task, Trounce
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reprimand, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
2. Verb. Dress informally and casually. "On Fridays, employees can underdress"
Definition of Dress down
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To scold ¹
2. Verb. To wear casual or informal clothes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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