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

ADJECTIVE
scolded
Synonyms
STRONG
Antonyms


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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

Another oncologist chided the FDA for failing to establish a precise benchmark for determining what constitutes a benefit of “large magnitude.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 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

“I have a sore throat,” is the first line of dialogue we hear Harold say, after being chided for playing with his food at the table.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2026

“But how—” “Never question a gift,” Hermes chided.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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