scold
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Types & categories
- unpleasant person hypernym
- harridan hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
censure severely or angrily
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- rebuke derivation
- chiding derivation
- talking to derivation
- nag derivation
- upbraider derivation
Sense 3 verb
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
Types & categories
- plain hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebuke |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nag |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grumble |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | unpleasant person |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | harridan |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebuke |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chiding |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | talking to |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nag |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | upbraider |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | criticize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chasten |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tell off |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | grumble |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | crank |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nag |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawker |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | plain |