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Chid

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chide

  [chahyd] verb, chid⋅ed or chid  [chid] , chid⋅ed or chid or chid⋅den  [chid-n] , chid⋅ing.
Use Chid in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks.
2. to harass, nag, impel, or the like by chiding: She chided him into apologizing.
–verb (used without object)
3. to scold or reproach; find fault.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME chiden, OE cīdan

Related forms:
chider, noun
chid⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 3. reprove, rebuke, censure, upbraid, blame.

Antonyms:
1, 3. praise.
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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.]
chid'er n., chid'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

chide 
c.1175, "scold, nag, rail," originally intransitive, from O.E. cidan "quarrel." Only in English.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
CHID
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