reprimand

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Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/

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/ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/ · /ɹɛpɹɪˈmɑːnd/ · /ˈɹɛp.ɹɪˌmænd/ · /ˌɹɛp.ɹɪˈmænd/

Definition of reprimand

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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

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noun

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

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

verb

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:”

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

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