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Chiding vs Rebuke - What's the difference?

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Chiding is a related term of rebuke.


As verbs the difference between chiding and rebuke

is that chiding is while rebuke is to criticise harshly; to reprove.

As nouns the difference between chiding and rebuke

is that chiding is a scolding while rebuke is a harsh criticism.

chiding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A scolding.

    • rebuke

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A harsh criticism.
  • * 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
    • There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness.

    Verb

    (rebuk)
  • To criticise harshly; to reprove.

    • Synonyms

    * See also