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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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"Reprimand" Quotes from Famous Books

... wavered. He had heard enough of Washington's sense of justice to realize that if the chief knew his reason for challenging Durgan he might escape with a slight reprimand, or even a word of praise for defending his race. But only for a moment. A gentleman and a soldier in the American Army, young Franks decided, did not tell tales. He shook ...

— The New Land - Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country • Elma Ehrlich Levinger

... of April contained a bitter censure upon the cardinal's administration. On the 12th of May, the decision of that Parliament was quashed by a decree of the royal council, and all its members were summoned to the Louvre; on their knees they had to hear the severe reprimand delivered by Chateauneuf, keeper of the seals; and one president and three counsellors were at the same time dismissed. When the Parliament, still indomitable, would have had those magistrates sit in defiance of the royal order, they were not to be found in their houses; ...

— A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times - Volume V. of VI. • Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

... transmitted by Colonel D.H. Cooper, who had taken great umbrage at it and who now charged the author with having violated an army regulation, which prohibited publications concerning Confederate troops.[451] Davis took the matter under advisement and wrote to Pike a mild reprimand. ...

— The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War • Annie Heloise Abel

... that I had found the necklace, I did not want him to find the woman. Indeed, I was most anxious that she should get clear away, for, if she were caught, the truth would come out, and I was likely to get a sharp reprimand, and sure ...

— Ranson's Folly • Richard Harding Davis

... 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

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