chide

[ chahyd ]
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verb (used with object),chid·ed or chid [chid], /tʃɪd/, chid·ed or chid or chid·den [chid-n], /ˈtʃɪd n/, chid·ing.
  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),chid·ed or chid [chid], /tʃɪd/, chid·ed or chid or chid·den [chid-n], /ˈtʃɪd n/, chid·ing.
  1. to scold or reproach; find fault.

Origin of chide

1
before 1000; Middle English chiden,Old English cīdan

Other words for chide

Opposites for chide

Other words from chide

  • chider, noun
  • chid·ing·ly, adverb
  • outchide, 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

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How to use chide in a sentence

  • I would be chidden for a month rather than that you should lose this ball,—you would be so happy, and so much admired!'

    Discipline | Mary Brunton
  • Roisia was almost in tears, for she had just been sharply chidden for choosing too pale a shade of blue.

    A Forgotten Hero | Emily Sarah Holt
  • Indeed, Mrs. Butler was sometimes chidden for removing these implements of pastime into some closet or corner out of sight.

  • Then he turned his face to her like a chidden child, and she spoke to him no more.

    The Locusts' Years | Mary Helen Fee

British Dictionary definitions for chide

chide

/ (tʃaɪd) /


verbchides, chiding, chided, chid, chided, chid or chidden
  1. to rebuke or scold

  2. (tr) to goad into action

Origin of chide

1
Old English cīdan

Derived forms of chide

  • chider, noun
  • chidingly, adverb

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