Question

Identify the right alternative from among the given choices. Chide
a) to scold or admonish
b) in insult
c) to scream
d) to compensate for​

Answer 1

The correct option is a) to scold or admonish

• The term refers to scolding or speaking in an angry tone generally for a rude or bad behaviour of a person.
• It can function both as an intransitive verb or a transitive verb
• The other synonyms include chastise, lambast, rebuke, admonish etc.
• For example - Lara chided Tom for not replying to her letters or Lara didn't chide Tom for calling early.

Answer 2

Chide means to scold or admonish.

So, the correct answer is an option (A)

• The given word is 'Chide'. we need to find the alternative among the given options - to scold or admonish, to insult, to scream, to compensate for.

• Among the given options, the correct alternative for the given word ''Chide'' is to scold or admonish.

• The word ''Chide'' is the verb that means to scold or admonish.

• The synonyms of the word chide are scold, upbraid, lambast, rebuke, reprove, admonish, etc.

• Hence, among the given options the required answer is ''to scold''