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chide vs chastise

chastise vs chide

chide and chastise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chide No No Yes No
chastise No No Yes No
As verbs, chastise is a hyponym of chide; that is, chastise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chide:
  • chide: censure severely or angrily
  • chastise: censure severely
Other hyponyms of chide include castigate, chasten, correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off.
chide (verb) chastise (verb)
censure severely or angrily censure severely
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