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



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