reproach
Meaning: to scold, disapprove
Usage: Brian reproached the customer for failing to rewind the video he had rented.
chide
Meaning: to voice disapproval
Usage: Lucy chided Russell for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.
invective
Meaning: an angry verbal attack
Usage: My mother’s irrational invective against the way I dress only made me decide to dye my hair green.
polemic
Meaning: an aggressive argument against a specific opinion
Usage: My brother launched into a polemic against my arguments that capitalism was an unjust economic system.
affront
Meaning: an insult
Usage: Bernardo was very touchy, and took any slight as an affront to his honor.