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

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