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reprimand noun /ˈreprɪmɑːnd/ /ˈreprɪmænd/ [countable, uncountable] (formal) jump to other results - the act of telling somebody officially that you do not approve of them or their actions
- reprimand for (doing) something He received a severe reprimand for his behaviour.
reprimand verb /ˈreprɪmɑːnd/ /ˈreprɪmænd/ (formal) jump to other results - to tell somebody officially that you do not approve of them or their actions synonym rebuke
- reprimand somebody for something The officers were severely reprimanded for their unprofessional behaviour.
- reprimand somebody for doing something The judge reprimanded him for using such language in court.
- + speech ‘Don't be so childish,’ she reprimanded.
Extra Examples- She was severely reprimanded for accepting the money.
- reprimanded by the judge
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French réprimande, via Spanish from Latin reprimenda, ‘things to be held in check’, neuter plural gerundive of reprimere, from re- ‘back’ + premere ‘to press’.
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