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chide
chide
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tʃaɪd
/
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[
chahyd
]
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verb,
chid·ed
or
chid
/
tʃɪd
/
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[
chid
]
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,
chid·ed
or
chid
or
chid·den
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ˈtʃɪd
n
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chid
-n
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,
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:
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
un·chid·ed,
adjective
un·chid·ing,
adjective
un·chid·ing·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1, 3.
reprove, rebuke, censure, upbraid, blame.
Antonyms
1, 3.
praise.
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World English Dictionary
chide
(tʃaɪd)
—
vb
,
chides
,
chiding
,
chided
,
chid
,
chided
,
chid
,
chidden
1.
to rebuke or scold
2.
(
tr
) to goad into action
[Old English
cīdan
]
'chider
—
n
'chidingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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