All scolding synonyms
scold·ing
S s noun scolding
- lecture — a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso's paintings.
- quinine — a white, bitter, slightly water-soluble alkaloid, C 2 0 H 2 4 N 2 O 2 , having needlelike crystals, obtained from cinchona bark: used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of resistant forms of malaria.
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- chiding — to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks.
- denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
- harangue — a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- meanness — the state or quality of being mean.
- hosing — an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- hard times — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- objurgation — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
- earful — an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
- lesson — a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject: The manual was broken down into 50 lessons.
- admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- castigation — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- admonition — An admonition is a warning or criticism about someone's behaviour.
- hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- moralism — the habit of moralizing.
adjective scolding
- overcritical — excessively critical; hypercritical.
- obloquious — Containing obloquy; reproachful.
- exceptive — Exceptional, having an exception.
- cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
adj scolding
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- abusive — Someone who is abusive behaves in a cruel and violent way towards other people.