telling-off
ˌtelling-ˈoff [telling-off tellings-off] BrE NAmE noun usually singular (pl. ˌtellings-ˈoff)(BrE, informal)
the act of speaking angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth bad
Example Bank:
•The nurse gave him a telling-off for smoking in the hospital.
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