chiding

ˈtʃaɪdɪŋ

Definition

Definition of chiding - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

scoldingact of scolding or reprimanding

Her chiding was unexpected and harsh.

rebuking

reprimanding

criticismharsh rebuke or criticism

The teacher's chiding left him embarrassed.

rebuke

reprimand

Adjective

disapprovingexpressing disapproval or scolding

Her chiding tone made him feel guilty.

reproachful

scolding

correctiveintended to correct or reprimand

The teacher's chiding remarks were meant to improve behavior.

reproving

scolding

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Origin of chiding

Old English, cidan (to scold)

Examples of chiding in a sentence

The teacher's chiding was gentle but firm.
Her chiding was difficult to ignore.
He received a chiding for his tardiness.
His chiding remarks were hard to ignore.
The teacher's chiding look silenced the noisy students.
Her chiding tone made the students listen.

The chiding comments were hard to ignore.

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French:réprimande, réprobateur, ...
German:Tadel, tadelnd, ...
Italian:rimprovero, di rimprovero, ...
Spanish:regaño, regañón, ...
Portuguese:repreensão, repreensivo, ...
Chinese:责骂, 责备的, ...
Japanese:叱責, 叱責の, ...
Arabic:تَوْبِيخ, مُوَبِّخ, ...
Hebrew:נְזִיפָה, מוֹכִיחַ, ...
Russian:упрек, упрекающий, ...
Ukrainian:докір, докірливий, ...
Hindi:फटकार, डांटने वाला, ...
Bengali:ভর্ত্সনা, তিরস্কারপূর্ণ, ...
Catalan:reprimenda, recriminatori, ...
Czech:kárání, káravý, ...
Danish:irettesættelse, bebrejdende, ...
Dutch:berisping, berispend, ...
Greek:επίπληξη, επιπληκτικός, ...
Hungarian:megszidás, rosszalló, ...
Khmer:ការស្តីបន្ទោស, ស្តីបន្ទោស, ...
Korean:질책, 꾸짖는, ...
Persian:سرزنش, سرزنش‌آمیز, ...
Polish:karcenie, karcący, ...
Portuguese (BR):repreensão, repreensivo, ...
Romanian:mustrare, mustrător, ...
Swedish:tillrättavisning, tillrättavisande, ...
Thai:การดุด่า, ตำหนิ, ...
Turkish:azarlama, azarlayıcı, ...
Vietnamese:lời khiển trách, trách móc, ...

chide

tʃaɪd

Definition of chide - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

behaviorshow disapproval or criticize someone for their actions

She chide him for being late again.
The coach chided the team after the poor performance.
Critics chide the artist for repetitive themes.

rebuke

reproach

scold

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Origin of chide

Old English, cidan (to contend)

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French:réprimander, ...
German:tadeln, ...
Italian:rimproverare, ...
Spanish:reprender, ...
Portuguese:repreender, ...
Chinese:责备, ...
Japanese:叱る, ...
Arabic:وَبَّخَ, ...
Hebrew:לִנְזוֹף בְּ, ...
Russian:упрекать, ...
Ukrainian:дорікати, ...
Hindi:डांटना, ...
Bengali:তিরস্কার করা, ...
Catalan:renyar, ...
Czech:kárat, ...
Danish:irrettesætte, ...
Dutch:berispen, ...
Greek:επιπλήττω, ...
Hungarian:megróni, ...
Khmer:ស្តីបន្ទោស, ...
Korean:꾸짖다, ...
Persian:سرزنش کردن, ...
Polish:ganić, ...
Portuguese (BR):repreender, ...
Romanian:a dojeni, ...
Swedish:klandra, ...
Thai:ตักเตือน, ...
Turkish:azarlamak, ...
Vietnamese:rầy, ...

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