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List of meaning for reprimand

an act of disapproval, generally done in an official manner

rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand(verb)

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

call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast(verb)

censure severely or angrily

"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

an often public or formal expression of disapproval

while reviewing the troops, the officer delivered a curt reprimand to one of the soldiers

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness

to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault

reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper

to express public or formal disapproval of

the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nation's foreign policy

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