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(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.
chidingly chid'ing·ly adv.
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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Roget's Thesaurus:
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chide
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.
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chide
v
Definition: criticize, lecture
Antonyms: compliment, laud, praise
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chide
IN BRIEF: To express disapproval or to rebuke.
I will not chide you if you make a mistake.
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categories related to 'chide'
- Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - chide: (vb) voice disapproval; reproach, rebuke
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Chide
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skænde på, irettesætte
v. intr. - skænde
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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