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chide
[chahyd] 
verb, chid⋅ed or chid [chid] , chid⋅ed or chid or chid⋅den [chid-n] , chid⋅ing.–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
bef. 1000; ME chiden, OE cīdan
Related forms:
chider, noun
chid⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
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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| 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. |
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Chide
Chide\ (ch[imac]d), v. t. [imp. Chid (ch[i^]d), or Chode (ch[imac]d Obs.); p. p. Chidden, Chid; p. pr. & vb. n. Chiding.] [AS. c[=i]dan; of unknown origin.]1. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with. Upbraided, chid, and rated at. --Shak. 2. Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against. The sea that chides the banks of England. --Shak. To chide hither, chide from, or chide away, to cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof. Syn: To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach; reprehend; reprimand.Chide
Chide\, v. i. 1. To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. Wherefore the people did chide with Moses. --Ex. xvii. 2. 2. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. As doth a rock againts the chiding flood. --Shak.Chide
Chide\, n. [AS. c[=i]d] A continuous noise or murmur. The chide of streams. --Thomson.
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Language Translation for : chide
Italian:
rimproverare,
German:
schelten,
Japanese:
叱る
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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