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- Dictionaryreprimand/ˈrɛprɪmɑːnd/
noun
- 1. a formal expression of disapproval: "the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules"
verb
- 1. address a reprimand to: "officials were reprimanded for poor work"
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strong official criticism of a person or their behaviour : His boss gave him a severe reprimand for being late. I received one written reprimand in three years.
The meaning of REPRIMAND is a severe or formal reproof. How to use reprimand in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reprimand.
Reprimand definition: a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.. See examples of REPRIMAND used in a sentence.
If you're reprimanded, someone in authority speaks to you in an angry way because you've done something wrong. Or you might reprimand your dog if he steals your hot dog. The House of Representatives has a couple of ways to punish naughty members.
reprimand implies a formal rebuke, as by a superior, person in authority, or an official or official body: reprimanded by the judge and warned of a possible charge of contempt of court. upbraid suggests relatively severe criticism, but of a less formal sort: The minister upbraided the parishioners for their poor church attendance. admonish ...
REPRIMAND definition: to tell someone in an official way that they have done something wrong: . Learn more.
reprimand. verb. /ˈreprɪmɑːnd/ /ˈreprɪmænd/ (formal) Verb Forms. to tell somebody officially that you do not approve of them or their actions synonym rebuke. reprimand somebody for something The officers were severely reprimanded for their unprofessional behaviour.
Definition of reprimand verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English rep‧ri‧mand /ˈreprəmɑːnd $ -mænd/ verb [ transitive] to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong → scold, tell off reprimand somebody for (doing) something The military court reprimanded him for failing to do his duty. —reprimand noun [ countable] a severe ...
n. A severe, formal, or official rebuke or censure. [French réprimander, from réprimande, a reprimand, alteration (influenced by mander, to order) of obsolete reprimende, from Latin reprimenda (culpa), (fault) to be repressed, feminine gerundive of reprimere, to restrain; see repress .]
