Give a hard time
Scold
Scold verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Give a hard time and scold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Give a hard time" instead a verb "Scold".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- attack and give a hard time
- attack and scold
- nag and give a hard time
- nag and scold
- harass and give a hard time
- harass and scold
- castigate and give a hard time
- castigate and scold
- rebuke and give a hard time
- rebuke and scold
- condemn and give a hard time
- condemn and scold
- censure and give a hard time
- censure and scold
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Scold and Give a hard time. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/give_a_hard_time/scold
Give a hard time & Scold. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/give_a_hard_time/scold>.
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