scold – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: disagreeable person,
unpleasant person,
pick apart,
knock,
criticise,
criticize,
complain,
quetch,
sound off,
plain,
kick,
kvetch
scold
v.
reprimand, rebuke; upbraid, berate; use loud and abusive language
n.
one who frequently reprimands others with abusive language; rude woman who fights often and is considered a public nuisance
Common scold
In the
common law of
crime in
England and Wales, a
common scold was a species of public nuisance—a troublesome and angry woman who broke the public peace by habitually arguing and quarreling with her neighbours. The Latin name for the offender,
communis rixatrix, appears in the feminine gender and makes it clear that only women could commit this crime.
scold
Noun
1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
(synonym) scolder, nag, nagger, common scold
(hypernym) unpleasant person, disagreeable person
(hyponym) harridan
(derivation) grouch, grumble
Verb
1. censure severely or angrily; "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"
(synonym) call on the carpet, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
(hypernym) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
(hyponym) chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
(derivation) scolder, nag, nagger, common scold
2. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
(synonym) grouch, grumble
(hypernym) complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
(derivation) scolder, nag, nagger, common scold
scold
v.
hubovat; vynadat komu za co/že
scold
Czas.
skrzyczeć; skarcić
