scold

English

Alternative forms

• scould (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse skald "poet". English since the 12th century.

Pronunciation

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Noun

scold (plural scolds)

1. (obsolete) A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

Related terms

• scold's bridle

Translations

A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman

Dutch: viswijf (nl),helleveeg (nl),kreng (nl) Finnish: kääkkä (fi) French: mégère (fr) f.,chipie (fr) f.,furie (fr) f.

Italian: bisbetica (it) f., brontolona (it) f. Russian: сварливая женщина (ru) f., мегера (ru) f.

Verb

scold (third-person singular simple present scolds, present participle scolding, simple past and past participle scolded)

1. To rebuke.
   • 1813: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

     A week elapsed before she could see Elizabeth without scolding her —

Synonyms

• objurgate
• rebuke
• threap
• See also Wikisaurus:reprehend

Translations

to rebuke

Arabic: وبخ (ar) (wábbakha) Bosnian: izgrditi (bs), ukoriti (bs) Chinese: Dungan: ма (ma) Mandarin: 罵 (cmn), 骂 (cmn) (mà), 叱 (cmn) (chì), 訓斥 (cmn), 训斥 (cmn) (xùnchì), 責罵 (cmn), 责骂 (cmn) (zémà) Danish: skælde ud (da) Dutch: bekijven (nl), schelden (nl), berispen (nl) Finnish: torua (fi), moittia (fi), nuhdella (fi) French: tancer (fr), gronder (fr) German: beschimpfen (de), schelten (de), tadeln (de), ausschimpfen (de) Hindi: फटकारना (hi) (phaṭakāranā) Icelandic: skamma (is), hundskamma (is), ávíta (is), láta skömmunum rigna yfir (is), sneypa (is), (be scolded, get a reprimand) fá skömm í hattinn (is)

Italian: sgridare (it), rimproverare (it), riprendere (it) Japanese: 叱る (ja), しかる (ja) (shikaru) Korean: 꾸짖다 (ko) (kkujitda) Latin: castīgō (la) Portuguese: ralhar (pt), repreender (pt) Romanian: certa (ro) Russian: бранить (ru) (branít’) impf., выбранить (ru) (výbranit’) pf., ругать (ru) (rugát’) impf., отругать (ru) (otrugát’) pf. Scottish Gaelic: càin (gd) Spanish: regañar (es), retar (es), reñir (es) Swedish: gräla på (sv)

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