Scold — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

censure severely or angrily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈoʊld/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈəʊld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈəʊld/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈoʊld/.

Examples

The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grouch call down scolder chide dress down reproof lecture rag nag trounce reprimand bawl out berate lambaste take to task nagger rebuke common scold grumble lambast have words remonstrate chew out chew up

Parts of Speech

noun	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
verb	censure severely or angrily “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”
verb	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude “He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong”

Word Forms

scold	verb	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
nag	verb	bother persistently with trivial complaints
rebuker	noun	someone who finds fault or imputes blame
rebuke	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure
reproof	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure
lecture	noun	a lengthy rebuke
reprimand	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure
scolder	noun	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
scolding	noun	rebuking a person harshly
chiding	noun	rebuking a person harshly
grouch	noun	a bad-tempered person
grumble	noun	a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
grumbler	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
scold	noun	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schimpfen

jemand (besonders eine Frau), der die Leute nervt, indem er ständig Fehler findet

🇫🇷French

gronder

quelqu'un (surtout une femme) qui agace les gens en trouvant constamment des fautes

🇪🇸Spanish

regañar

alguien (especialmente una mujer) que molesta a la gente al encontrar fallas constantemente

🇮🇹Italian

sgridare

qualcuno (soprattutto una donna) che infastidisce le persone trovando costantemente difetti

🇳🇱Dutch

uitschelden

iemand (vooral een vrouw) die mensen irriteert door voortdurend fouten te vinden

🇵🇹Portuguese

repreender

alguém (especialmente uma mulher) que irrita as pessoas constantemente encontrando falhas

🇷🇺Russian

ругать

кто-то (особенно женщина), кто раздражает людей, постоянно придираясь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डांटना

कोई (विशेष रूप से एक महिला) जो लगातार गलतियाँ ढूंढकर लोगों को परेशान करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

তিরস্কার

কেউ (বিশেষত একজন মহিলা) যিনি ক্রমাগত দোষ খুঁজে মানুষকে বিরক্ত করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

திட்டு

ஒருவர் (குறிப்பாக ஒரு பெண்) தொடர்ந்து தவறுகளைக் கண்டுபிடிப்பதன் மூலம் மக்களை எரிச்சலூட்டுகிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిట్టండి

ఎవరైనా (ముఖ్యంగా ఒక మహిళ) నిరంతరం తప్పులను కనుగొనడం ద్వారా ప్రజలను బాధించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिव्या देणे

एखादी व्यक्ती (विशेषत: एक स्त्री) जी सतत दोष शोधून लोकांना त्रास देते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠપકો

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ (ખાસ કરીને સ્ત્રી) જે સતત દોષ શોધીને લોકોને હેરાન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗದರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮಹಿಳೆ) ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ತಪ್ಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಜನರನ್ನು ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശകാരിക്കുന്നു

നിരന്തരം തെറ്റ് കണ്ടെത്തി ആളുകളെ ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരാൾ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു സ്ത്രീ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਿੜਕਣਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ) ਜੋ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਨੁਕਸ ਲੱਭ ਕੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤੰਗ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈانٹنا

کوئی (خاص طور پر ایک عورت) جو مسلسل غلطی ڈھونڈ کر لوگوں کو تنگ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骂

因不断挑剔而惹恼别人的人（尤其是女性）

🇯🇵Japanese

叱る

常にあら探しをして人を困らせる人（特に女性）

🇰🇷Korean

꾸짖다

끊임없이 흠을 찾아 사람들을 괴롭히는 사람(특히 여자)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

la mắng

ai đó (đặc biệt là phụ nữ) làm phiền mọi người bằng cách liên tục tìm lỗi

🇹🇭Thai

ดุ

ใครบางคน (โดยเฉพาะผู้หญิง) ที่สร้างความรำคาญให้กับผู้คนโดยจับผิดอยู่ตลอดเวลา

🇮🇩Indonesian

memarahi

seseorang (terutama wanita) yang mengganggu orang lain dengan terus-menerus mencari-cari kesalahan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagalitan

isang tao (lalo na ang isang babae) na nakakainis sa mga tao sa pamamagitan ng patuloy na paghahanap ng mali

🇲🇾Malay

memarahi

seseorang (terutama wanita) yang mengganggu orang dengan sentiasa mencari kesalahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أنب

شخص (خاصة المرأة) يزعج الناس من خلال إيجاد الأخطاء باستمرار

🇮🇷Persian

سرزنش کردن

کسی (مخصوصاً یک زن) که با عیب یابی مداوم مردم را آزار می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

azarlamak

sürekli hata bularak insanları rahatsız eden biri (özellikle bir kadın)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְזוֹף

מישהי (במיוחד אישה) שמעצבנת אנשים בכך שהיא מוצאת כל הזמן אשמה

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