Reprimand

//ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

    "Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him."

  2. 2
    an act or expression of criticism and censure wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To reprove in a formal or official way.

    "1983. Rosen, Stanley. Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image. South Bend, Indiana, USA: St. Augustine’s Press. p. 62. He is struck by Antinous, who is in turn reprimanded by one of the “proud young men” courting Penelope:"

  2. 2
    rebuke formally wordnet
  3. 3
    censure severely or angrily wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
rebukereproachreprovescoldadmonishadmonishment

Example

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"The restraining role that the community once played is losing its force as adults become reluctant to reprimand other people's unruly children."

Etymology

From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”).

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