Reprimand
WordNet
noun
(1) An act or expression of criticism and censure
"He had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
verb
(2) Rebuke formally
(3) 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"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from .
Noun
- A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
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:
- 1983. Rosen, Stanley. Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image. South Bend, Indiana, USA: St. Augustine’s Press. p. 62.
Related terms
- admonish
- admonition
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reprehension
- reproof
- reproval
- reprove