reprimand Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an act or expression of criticism and censure
reproof; reproval; reprehension; rebuke.
- he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
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verb rebuke formally
criminate; censure.
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verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
WordNet
Rep"ri*mand noun
Etymology
F.Definitions
Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public. Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him. Macaulay.
Rep"ri*mand transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F.Wordforms
Definitions
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To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally. Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission. Arbuthnot.
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To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be .reprimanded Syn. -- To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See Reprove .