dressing-down

[dres-ing-doun] /ˈdrɛs ɪŋˈdaʊn/
noun
1.
a severe reprimand; scolding.
Origin
1860-65, Americanism; noun use (with -ing1) of verb phrase dress down
Examples from the web for dressing-down
  • The driver, shamed by this persuasive public dressing-down, pulls over and gets out to apologize to every driver inching by.
British Dictionary definitions for dressing-down

dressing-down

noun
1.
(informal) a severe scolding or thrashing