Difference between Scold and Berate

SCOLD vs BERATE: NOUN

One who persistently nags or criticizes.
One who scolds; a scolder; especially, a noisy, railing woman; a termagant.
A scolding: as, she gave him a rousing scold.
A scolding; a brawl.
A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.

To reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily.
To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at.
To express harsh or angry disapproval to someone.

To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity.

To chide or find fault, especially with noisy clamor or railing; utter harsh rebuke, railing, or vituperation.
To chide with railing or clamor; berate; rail at.

Check, Lecture, Rag, Reproof, Remonstrate, Reprimand, Grouch, Nagger, Rebuke, Grumble, Nag, Lambast, Lambaste, Berate, Chide

Chew out, Chew up, Bawl out, Jaw, Check, Lecture, Reproof, Rag, Reprimand, Rebuke, Remonstrate, Lambaste, Lambast, Chide, Scold

Chew up, Chew out, Bawl out, Jaw, Check, Lecture, Rag, Reprimand, Grouch, Nagger, Rebuke, Grumble, Lambast, Lambaste, Berate

Censure, Denounce, Dress down, Chew up, Chew out, Bawl out, Jaw, Check, Lecture, Rag, Reprimand, Rebuke, Lambaste, Lambast, Scold

Red squirrels will chatter and scold when strangers appear.
Cops often scold the students with that fact.
Would he like it if I scold him.
Oh, faithful barbiton, how horribly thou didst scold!
Punishing a common scold in the dunking stool.
Fox said, will turn around and scold them.
Related Words: Admonish means scold or mildly criticize.
When they are mean, we lovingly scold them.
Why scold someone for something he never said?
Story would scold me, if she could scold, for aderting to such a disagreeable topic.

Managers constantly hound, berate, demean and threaten employees to meet these unreachable quotas.
They immediately began to berate me for having put them in the Cabinet.
In the morning, he would call again and berate me for never calling.
When anyone else tries to sit here, you berate them relentlessly.
He was more likely to give lectures and berate witnesses.
How often do you berate yourself for making a mistake?
Be tolerant, persuade respectfully and do not berate.
Do you ever berate yourself for eating unhealthy?
If you berate anyone here to customise weight.
And I would really berate myself for it.