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verb (used with object)
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to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
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Origin:
1150–1200; (noun) Middle English, variant of scald < Old Norse skald poet (as author of insulting poems); see skald; (v.) Middle English scolden, derivative of the noun
1150–1200; (noun) Middle English, variant of scald < Old Norse skald poet (as author of insulting poems); see skald; (v.) Middle English scolden, derivative of the noun
Related forms
scold·a·ble, adjective
scold·er, noun
scold·ing·ly, adverb
out·scold, verb (used with object)
un·scold·ed, adjective
Antonyms
1. praise.
1. praise.
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Word Origin & History
scold
mid-12c., "person of ribald speech," also "person fond of abusive language," from O.N. skald "poet" (see skald). The sense evolution may reflect the fact that Gmc. poets (like their Celtic counterparts) were famously feared for their ability to lampoon and mock (e.g. skaldskapr
EXPAND"poetry," also, in Icelandic law books, "libel in verse"). From the beginning, used especially of women. The verb is attested from late 14c.
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