About The Word Reprimand
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Reprimand
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What's The Definition Of Reprimand?
[n] an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
[v] rebuke formally [v] censure severely or angrily; "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"; "check" is archaic Synonyms | Synonyms for Reprimand: bawl out | berate | censure | chew out | chew up | chide | criminate | dress down | have words | jaw | lambast | lambaste | lecture | rag | rebuke | rebuke | remonstrate | reprehension | reproof | reproof | reproval | scold | trounce Related Terms | Find terms related to Reprimand: See Also | admonishment | admonition | animadvert | bawling out | berating | blowing up | brush down | castigate | castigation | chasten | chastening | chastise | chastisement | chewing out | chiding | correct | correction | criticise | criticism | criticize | dressing down | earful | going-over | lecture | monition | objurgate | objurgation | pick apart | reproach | riot act | scolding | speech | talking to | tell off | unfavorable judgment | upbraiding | what for Reprimand In Webster's Dictionary \Rep"ri*mand\ (r?p"r?-m?nd), n. [F. r['e]primande, fr.
L. reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or
suppressed, fr. reprimere to check, repress; pref. re- re +
premere to press. See {Press}, and cf. {Repress}.]
Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her
treatment of him. --Macaulay.
\Rep"ri*mand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r['e]primander. See {Reprimand}, n.] 1. 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. 2. 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}. |
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