Dressing-down

/ˌdrɛsɪŋˈdaʊn/

कड़ी फटकार; सख़्त डाँट-डपट (कभी-कभी, मार-पीट)

Origin & History

From the verb phrase dress down (“to scold, to berate”), recorded in English in the 19th–20th centuries; the noun dressing-down developed from this sense (distinct from dress down meaning “to wear casual clothes”).

यह अंग्रेज़ी के क्रियात्मक वाक्यांश dress down (“डाँटना/झिड़कना”) से बना है, जिसका प्रयोग 19वीं–20वीं शताब्दी में मिलता है; इसी अर्थ से संज्ञा dressing-down बनी (यह ‘कैज़ुअल कपड़े पहनना’ वाले dress down से अलग अर्थ है)।

Definition

A dressing-down is a strong, often public or formal rebuke given to someone for doing something wrong; it can imply being sharply criticized by a superior.

dressing-down का मतलब किसी की गलती पर उसे कड़ी डाँट-फटकार या फटकार लगाना है; अक्सर यह औपचारिक या सबके सामने वरिष्ठ द्वारा की जाती है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
The manager gave him a dressing-down for missing the deadline.

Usage Examples

She got a dressing-down from her supervisor for arriving late again.
After the incident, the team received a dressing-down in the meeting.
He tried to explain, but the dressing-down continued.

Synonyms

Related Forms

Noun
Dressing-down / Reprimand / Rebuke
Verb
Dress down / Dressed down / Dressing down
Adjective
Reprimanding / Scolding

Idioms & Phrases

Give someone a dressing-down
किसी को कड़ी फटकार लगाना
Get a dressing-down
कड़ी डाँट/फटकार खाना