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chiding
adjective as in censorious
noun as in admonishment
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noun as in blame
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- accusation
- animadversion
- arraignment
- attack
- attribution
- castigation
- censure
- charge
- complaint
- denunciation
- depreciation
- diatribe
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- disfavor
- disparagement
- expostulation
- impeachment
- implication
- imputation
- incrimination
- inculpation
- indictment
- invective
- objurgation
- obloquy
- opposition
- rebuke
- recrimination
- remonstrance
- reprehension
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobation
- reproof
- repudiation
- slur
- tirade
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noun as in dressing-down
noun as in lecture
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noun as in lesson
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noun as in rap
noun as in rebuke
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noun as in reprehension
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- accusation
- animadversion
- arraignment
- attack
- attribution
- castigation
- censure
- charge
- complaint
- condemnation
- criticism
- denunciation
- depreciation
- diatribe
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- disfavor
- disparagement
- expostulation
- impeachment
- implication
- imputation
- incrimination
- inculpation
- indictment
- invective
- objurgation
- obloquy
- opposition
- rebuke
- recrimination
- remonstrance
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobation
- reproof
- repudiation
- slur
- tirade
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noun as in reprimand
noun as in reproach
noun as in reprobation
Strong matches
- accusation
- animadversion
- arraignment
- attack
- attribution
- castigation
- censure
- charge
- complaint
- condemnation
- criticism
- denunciation
- depreciation
- diatribe
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- disfavor
- disparagement
- expostulation
- impeachment
- implication
- imputation
- incrimination
- inculpation
- indictment
- invective
- objurgation
- obloquy
- opposition
- rebuke
- recrimination
- remonstrance
- reprehension
- reprimand
- reproach
- reproof
- repudiation
- slur
- tirade
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noun as in reproof
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noun as in scolding
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noun as in tongue-lashing
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Example Sentences
A popular thread on the r/drones subreddit included dozens of comments chiding the photographer.
He was incredibly accessible to his players, chiding them if they failed to stop by his office and say hello if they were wandering around Heritage Hall.
It has opened her campaign up to chiding remarks and insults from her opponents.
The comments filled up with sighs of relief, jokes based on her 1995 comedy and gentle chiding of the vegan actor.
On the right, Republicans said the president had no business chiding Israel for how it uses the U.S.-manufactured weapons that are instrumental in its war against Hamas.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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