angry scolding; abusive criticism
A strong, often harsh verbal reprimand or denunciation; can imply berating someone with anger.
I was subjected to an angry scolding from my boss.
His abusive criticism was so fierce that everyone around froze.
Standard kanji form; 叱 means 'scold' and 罵 means 'abuse'.
Variant with 𠮟 (a rare character sometimes used for 叱).
Compound of 叱 (scold) and 罵 (abuse). The reading しつば is a kan'on reading for both characters.