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/rˈɛprəmˌænd/ Listen

noun

Reprimand n. Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public. "Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him."

verb

Reprimand v. t. (past & past part. reprimanded; pres. part. reprimanding)

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."

To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.

Synonyms: To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See Reprove.

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Etymology of 'Reprimand'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... fell fruitful, and after two or three years of struggle, during which two or three hundred Huguenots had been burnt or hanged, Nimes awoke one morning with a Protestant majority. In 1556 the consuls received a sharp reprimand on account of the leaning of the city towards the doctrines of the Reformation; but in 1557, one short year after this admonition, Henri II was forced to confer the office of president of the Presidial Court on William de Calviere, a Protestant. At last a decision ...

— Massacres Of The South (1551-1815) - Celebrated Crimes • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... and inconsistent with the principles of good Indians; indecent and unbecoming a gentleman; and, as he never could reconcile himself to it, he was frequently, almost constantly, when they were together, talking to him on the same subject. John always resented such reprimand, and reproof, with a great degree of passion, though they never quarrelled, unless ...

— A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison • James E. Seaver

... would take a vial of eau-de-cologne from her pocket, pour a portion of it upon a handkerchief, and with her own fair hand bathe his heated brows; at the same time administering a queenly reprimand, or a motherly caution, as pride or tenderness happened to predominate ...

— Ishmael - In the Depths • Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

... of the new boss. The presumption did not breed fear; it bred wrath, hot and vindictive. Two sharp tugs at the signal-cord brought Bradford from the engine. The memory of the conductor's gruff replies and easy impudence was fresh enough to make Lidgerwood's reprimand harsh. ...

— The Taming of Red Butte Western • Francis Lynde

... I should call it! I know he was expelled for attending a party at the Principal's own home in an intoxicated condition, and afterwards fighting with a teacher who undertook to reprimand him." ...

— Nancy McVeigh of the Monk Road • R. Henry Mainer

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