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chide
verb
    chided, chid, chidden, chiding
    1. chiefly literary
      To scold or rebuke.
      Thesaurus: rebuke, scold, reprimand, castigate, admonish, berate, blame, reprove, upbraid; Antonym: praise.
Derivative: chiding
noun
    A scolding or a rebuke.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cidan.



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