scold
English Thesaurus
1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person)
hypernym | : | disagreeable person, unpleasant person, |
definition | : | a person who is not pleasant or agreeable (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | harridan, |
definition | : | a scolding (even vicious) old woman (noun.person) |
2. censure severely or angrily (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart, |
definition | : | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | brush down, tell off, |
definition | : | reprimand (verb.communication) |
3. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude (verb.communication)
4. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person)
derivation | : | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce, |
definition | : | censure severely or angrily (verb.communication) |
5. censure severely or angrily (verb.communication)
derivation | : | rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, |
definition | : | an act or expression of criticism and censure (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing, |
definition | : | rebuking a person harshly (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | lecture, speech, talking to, |
definition | : | a lengthy rebuke (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder, |
definition | : | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person) |
derivation | : | rebuker, reproacher, reprover, upbraider, |
definition | : | someone who finds fault or imputes blame (noun.person) |
6. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude (verb.communication)
derivation | : | churl, crank, crosspatch, grouch, grump, |
definition | : | a bad-tempered person (noun.person) |
derivation | : | common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder, |
definition | : | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person) |
derivation | : | bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, grumbler, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner, |
definition | : | a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining (noun.person) |
7. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person)
derivation | : | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce, |
definition | : | censure severely or angrily (verb.communication) |
8. censure severely or angrily (verb.communication)
derivation | : | rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, |
definition | : | an act or expression of criticism and censure (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing, |
definition | : | rebuking a person harshly (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | lecture, speech, talking to, |
definition | : | a lengthy rebuke (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder, |
definition | : | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person) |
derivation | : | rebuker, reproacher, reprover, upbraider, |
definition | : | someone who finds fault or imputes blame (noun.person) |
9. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude (verb.communication)
derivation | : | churl, crank, crosspatch, grouch, grump, |
definition | : | a bad-tempered person (noun.person) |
derivation | : | common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder, |
definition | : | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person) |
derivation | : | bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, grumbler, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner, |
definition | : | a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining (noun.person) |
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