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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.
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Chidden
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English chiden, Old English cīdan
before 1000; Middle English chiden, Old English cīdan
Related forms
chid·er, noun
chid·ing·ly, adverb
out·chide, verb (used with object), out·chid·ed or out·chid, out·chid·ed or out·chid or out·chid·den, out·chid·ing.
un·chid, adjective
un·chid·den, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1, 3. reprove, rebuke, censure, upbraid, blame.
1, 3. reprove, rebuke, censure, upbraid, blame.
Antonyms
1, 3. praise.
1, 3. praise.
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Word Origin & History
chide
c.1175, "scold, nag, rail," originally intransitive, from O.E. cidan "quarrel." Only in English.
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