chide

(chīd)

v., chid·ed, or chid (chĭd), chid·ed, or chid, or chid·den (chĭd'n), chid·ing, chides.

v.tr.
To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand: chided the boy for his sloppiness.

v.intr.
To express disapproval.

[Middle English chiden, from Old English cīdan, from cīd, strife, contention.]

chider chid'er n.
chidingly chid'ing·ly adv.

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meaning 'scold', in current usage has a past tense and past participle chided, although these forms have been unstable (with chid, chode, and chidden also recorded) over the word's thousand years of history.

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verb

To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, dress down, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, tax, upbraid. Informal bawl out, lambaste. Slang chew out. Idioms: bringcalltaketo task, call on the carpet, haulrakeover the coals, let someone have it. See attack/defend, praise/blame.

v

Definition: criticize, lecture
Antonyms: compliment, laud, praise

IN BRIEF: To express disapproval or to rebuke.

I will not chide you if you make a mistake.

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For a list of words related to chide, see:

• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - chide: (vb) voice disapproval; reproach, rebuke

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skænde på, irettesætte
v. intr. - skænde

Nederlands (Dutch)
berispen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réprimander
v. intr. - réprimander

Deutsch (German)
v. - schelten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατσαδιάζω, μαλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
rimproverare, riprendere, biasimare, sgridare, brontolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - repreender

Русский (Russian)
попрекать, отчитывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reprender, amonestar, regañar
v. intr. - hacer una amonestación o un regaño

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - banna, bannas, klaga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
责备, 责骂, 责怪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 責備, 責罵, 責怪
v. intr. - 責備, 責罵, 責怪

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 꾸짖다, 투덜대다
v. intr. - 꾸짖다, 투덜대다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - しかる, 非難する, 小言を言う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) وبخ, أنب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גער ב-, נזף ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮גער ב-, נזף ב-‬

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