/ tʃaɪd; NAmE / verb
chide sb (for sth / for doing sth) ( formal ) to criticize or blame sb because they have done sth wrong
SYN rebuke :
[ vn ]
She chided herself for being so impatient with the children.
[ v speech ]
'Isn't that a bit selfish?' he chided.
[also vn speech ]
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English cīdan , of unknown origin.