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  • past participle of chide.
  • past tense form of chide.

chided

ADJECTIVE
scolded
Synonyms
STRONG
Antonyms


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Reaves chided Doncic about losing in rowing, bowling and golf while they were in Slovenia together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Korner chided the prosecution for "wholesale dumping" of documents and urged the parties to work together to reduce the size of the case file.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Jack Caskey and Jerome Sperling, who would play significant roles on the Greek Desk, were chided for their rule-following, caution and seriousness, qualities that any sensible archaeologist might otherwise aspire to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

In the first week of trial, she chided Musk for recent posts to his social media platform X, in which he spoke disparagingly of OpenAI and Sam Altman, whom he referred to as "Scam Altman".

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

More paranoia, he chided himself, trudging along the pathway that led from the football field to the gym.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier


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