slap-down

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A harsh reprimand
To browbeat or reprimand someone harshly, usually in front of other people

She slapped down her subordinate at the meeting.

slapdown
An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection
slapdown
The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance
slapdown
The period after the initial impact of an object with a surface through the subsequent impact of the object on that surface, as an aircraft landing or a container falling