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Definition of Reprimand
1. Noun. An act or expression of criticism and censure. "He had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
Specialized synonyms: Riot Act, Chiding, Objurgation, Scolding, Tongue-lashing, What For, Bawling Out, Castigation, Chewing Out, Dressing Down, Earful, Going-over, Upbraiding, Berating, Blowing Up, Reproach, Lecture, Speech, Talking To, Chastening, Chastisement, Correction, Admonishment, Admonition, Monition
Generic synonyms: Criticism, Unfavorable Judgment
Derivative terms: Rebuke, Reprehend, Reproof, Reprove
2. Verb. Rebuke formally.
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Specialized synonyms: Animadvert
Derivative terms: Censure
3. Verb. Censure severely or angrily. "Sam cannot reprimand Sue "; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Specialized synonyms: Castigate, Chasten, Chastise, Correct, Objurgate, Brush Down, Tell Off
Generic synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart
Derivative terms: Chiding, Lecture, Rebuke, Rebuker, Reproof, Scolder, Scolding
Definition of Reprimand
1. n. Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
2. v. t. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
Definition of Reprimand
1. Noun. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public. ¹
2. Verb. To reprove in a formal or official way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reprimand
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reprimand
Literary usage of Reprimand
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1907)
"reprimand. Of the minor inflictions, the most nearly universal was the reprimand.
... The same authority asserts that no reprimand was to be administered ..."
2. The American Revolution by John Fiske (1891)
"The decision of the court-martial was promptly confirmed by Congress, and Washington
had no alternative but to issue the reprimand, which he couched in ..."
3. Lex Parliamentaria Americana: Elements of the Law and Practice of by Luther Stearns Cushing (1874)
"reprimand, 682. Where this form of punishment is inflicted upon a person who ...
"Where the offender is a member, he receives the reprimand standing in his ..."
4. The American Revolution by John Fiske (1891)
"The decision of the court-martial was promptly confirmed by Congress, and Washington
had no alternative but to issue the reprimand, which he couched in ..."
5. Lex Parliamentaria Americana: Elements of the Law and Practice of by Luther Stearns Cushing (1866)
"reprimand. 682. Where this form of punishment is inflicted upon a person who ...
Where the offender is a member, he receives the reprimand standing in his ..."
6. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"Scold, va Berate, rate, censure, reprimand, blame, chicle, find fault with, brawl,
... Rebuke, chide, reprimand, reprove, censure, condemn, denounce, blame, ..."
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