REPRIMAND
rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
(noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure; “he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face”
reprimand, censure, criminate
(verb) rebuke formally
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
reprimand (plural reprimands)
A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
Verb
reprimand (third-person singular simple present reprimands, present participle reprimanding, simple past and past participle reprimanded)
To reprove in a formal or official way.
Synonyms
• See also reprehend
Source: Wiktionary
Rep"ri*mand (rp"r-mnd), n. Etym: [F. réprimande, 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.]
Definition: 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.] Etym: [Cf. F. réprimander. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition