megszid

Hungarian

Etymology

meg- + szid

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛksid]
  • Hyphenation: meg‧szid
  • Rhymes: -id

Verb

megszid

  1. (transitive, usually once) to scold, to reprimand, rebuke, take to task somebody (for something -ért) (to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction with another person for a minor offense or omission, possibly with a corrective or educational intention)
    Synonyms: megfedd, megdorgál, összeszid, korhol
    A tanár megszidta a tanulókat a késésért.The teacher scolded the students for being late.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • megszid in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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