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責め立てる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

criticize harshly; blame; grill

Used when someone is relentlessly criticized, blamed, or interrogated, often with a sense of persistence or intensity.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Used when persistently urging or pressing someone to do something, often with a demanding tone.

〈人ひと〉を責せめ立たてるto relentlessly criticize/blame someone
彼かれはミスをしたことで同どう僚りょうたちに責せめ立たてられた。
He was harshly criticized by his colleagues for making a mistake.
〈人ひと〉を質しつ問もんで責せめ立たてるto grill someone with questions
記き者しゃたちは大だい臣じんを次つぎ々つぎと質しつ問もんで責せめ立たてた。
The reporters grilled the minister with question after question.
〈人ひと〉に〈動どう詞し〉ように責せめ立たてるto press someone to do something
上じょう司しは早はやく決きめるように責せめ立たてた。
My boss pressed me to make a decision quickly.

責せめるN3
責める is the plain, general verb for blaming or criticizing, while 責め立てる adds a sense of relentless, intense pressure.
詰きつ問もん sense 1
詰問する means to interrogate someone sharply and formally, whereas 責め立てる can describe any relentless blaming or pressing, not just formal questioning.
追つい及きゅうN1sense 1
追及する focuses on pursuing someone with questions to uncover the truth, while 責め立てる emphasizes the emotional intensity of the blame itself.
非ひ難なんN2sense 1
非難する is a more neutral, often written term for condemning or criticizing, while 責め立てる conveys a harsher, more personal and persistent attack.
催さい促そくN2sense 2
催促する means to remind or press someone to do something they already owe, while 責め立てる (in its urging sense) implies a more forceful, almost accusatory tone.

褒ほめるN4sense 1
褒める means to praise someone, the opposite of 責め立てる's sense of harshly blaming or criticizing.

Compound of 責め (continuative form of 責める 'to blame') + 立てる (auxiliary verb meaning 'to do intensely or repeatedly').