reprimand (verb)
1reprimand — rep‧ri‧mand [ˈreprmɑːnd ǁ mænd] noun [countable] an occasion when someone is officially told that they have done something very wrong: • He is likely to receive some kind of reprimand for trying to influence the regulators unfairly. reprimand… …
2reprimand — I noun admonishment, admonition, animadversion, blame, castigation, censure, chiding, condemnation, correction, criticism, denunciation, derogation, disapprobation, disapproval, displeasure, dispraise, dressing down, exception, exprobration,… …
3reprimand — ► NOUN ▪ a formal expression of disapproval; a rebuke. ► VERB ▪ address a reprimand to. ORIGIN French réprimande, from Latin reprimere press back, check …
4reprimand — (n.) 1630s, from Fr. réprimande, from M.Fr. reprimende reproof, from L. reprimenda that is to be repressed (as in reprimenda culpa fault to be checked ), fem. sing. of reprimendus, gerundive of reprimere reprove (see REPRESS (Cf. repress)).… …
5reprimand — verb (T) to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong: The military court reprimanded him for failing to do his duty. reprimand noun (C) …
6reprimand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ severe ▪ gentle ▪ His gentle reprimand shamed her sufficiently. ▪ public ▪ verbal, written …
7reprimand — UK [ˈreprɪˌmɑːnd] / US [ˈreprɪˌmænd] verb [transitive] Word forms reprimand : present tense I/you/we/they reprimand he/she/it reprimands present participle reprimanding past tense reprimanded past participle reprimanded to tell someone officially …
8reprimand — [[t]re̱prɪmɑːnd, mæ̱nd[/t]] reprimands, reprimanding, reprimanded VERB If someone is reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority. [FORMAL] [be V ed for ing/n] He was reprimanded …
9reprimand — 1. verb was it really necessary to reprimand him in public? Syn: rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one s mind, rake/haul over the coals, lecture,… …
10reprimand — rep|ri|mand [ reprı,mænd ] verb transitive to tell someone officially and in a serious way that something they have done is wrong: reprimand someone for something: He was severely reprimanded by the authorities for his inappropriate behavior. ╾… …