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scold

noun

1 scold

Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.

synonyms: common scold, nag, nagger, scolder.

Roget 901: irascibility, irascibleness, temper; crossness etc. adj.; susceptibility, procacity, petulance, irritability, tartness, acerbity, protervity; pugnacity ... show more

Dutch: treiteraar, zeurpiet, viswijf

verb

1 scold

Censure severely or angrily:
— The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car.

synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw ... show more.

Roget 908: curse, accurse, imprecate, damn, swear at; curse with bell book and candle; invoke curses on the head of, call down curses on the head of; devote to destruction.    execrate, beshrew, scold; anathematize etc. ... show more

Roget 932: disapprove; dislike etc. 867; lament etc. 839; object to, take exception to; be scandalized at, think ill of; view with disfavor, view with dark eyes, view with jaundiced eyes; ... show more

Dutch: schelden, op het matje roepen, berispen, aanrekenen, aantijgen, aanwrijven, imputeren, inwrijven, nadragen, verwijten

2 scold

Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude:
— He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong.

synonyms: grouch, grumble.

Dutch: brommen, grommen, klagen, knorren, mopperen


Moby thesaurus: Xanthippe, admonish, amazon, baste, battle-ax, bawl out, beldam, belittler, berate, bitch, blame, blister, brace, bring to book, cackle, call, call to account, captious critic, carol, carper ... show more.

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