"dressing down" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dressing downs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dressing down (plural dressing downs)
  1. A sustained rebuke or censure.
    Sense id: en-dressing_down-en-noun-eNa6kP6o

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} dressing down
  1. present participle and gerund of dress down Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: dress down
    Sense id: en-dressing_down-en-verb-USBT4Clo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

Inflected forms

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