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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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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), -chid·ed or -chid, -chid·ed or -chid or -chid·den, -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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