Thesaurus: reprimand

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1. n. Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
2. n. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
3. n. To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.
4. n. an act or expression of criticism and censure
5. v. rebuke formally
6. v. censure severely or angrily
7. Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public. Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him. Macaulay. 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.
8. Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment ofhim. Macaulay.