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chide
to mildly scold someone for a mistake
Synonyms
Antonyms
- praise
- commend
- applaud
chide in a sentence
The coach would chide players who arrived late to practice.
She gently chided her brother for forgetting their mother's birthday.
Where it comes from
From Old English cīdan, meaning 'to quarrel or rebuke.'
Memory hook
CHIDE sounds like 'child': adults sometimes chide a child for misbehavior.
Read it in context
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