Chide

verb/ t͡ʃaɪd/rhetoric

Definition

To scold or mildly reprimand someone.

Etymology

From Middle English chiden (“to chide, rebuke, disapprove, criticize; complain, grumble, dispute; argue, debate, dispute, quarrel”), from Old English ċīdan (“to chide, reprove, rebuke; blame, contend, strive, quarrel, complain”). Cognate with German kiden (“to sound”); Old High German kīdal (“wedge”).

Synonyms

rebuke, reprimand, berate, scold, check

In a sentence

She chided him for skipping the test suite.