chide /tʃaɪd/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] written
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: cidan 'to quarrel, chide' , from cid 'fighting' ]
to tell someone that you do not approve of something that they have done or said SYN scold :
‘Edward, you are naughty,’ Dorothy chided.
chide somebody for (doing) something
She chided him for not responding to her Christmas cards.
He swiftly chided himself for such thoughts.