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- Dictionaryreprimand/ˈrɛprɪmɑːnd/
noun
- 1. a formal expression of disapproval: "the golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules"
verb
- 1. address a reprimand to: "officials were reprimanded for poor work"
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strong official criticism of a person or their behaviour : His boss gave him a severe reprimand for being late. I received one written reprimand in three years.
The meaning of REPRIMAND is a severe or formal reproof. How to use reprimand in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reprimand.
If you're reprimanded, someone in authority speaks to you in an angry way because you've done something wrong. Or you might reprimand your dog if he steals your hot dog. The House of Representatives has a couple of ways to punish naughty members.
verb. If someone is reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority. [formal] He was reprimanded by a teacher for talking in the corridor. [be VERB -ed + for] Her attempts to reprimand him were quickly shouted down.
Reprimand, upbraid, admonish, censure all mean to reprove, reproach, or criticize (someone) adversely for behavior deemed reprehensible. Reprimand implies a formal rebuke, as by a superior, person in authority, or an official or official body: reprimanded by the judge and warned of a possible charge of contempt of court.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈreprɪmɑːnd / us. Add to word list. to tell someone in an official way that they have done something wrong: [ + for + doing sth ] He was reprimanded for disclosing confidential information.
reprimand. verb. /ˈreprɪmɑːnd/ /ˈreprɪmænd/ (formal) Verb Forms. 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 definition: To reprove (someone) severely, especially in a formal or official way.
n. A severe, formal, or official rebuke or censure. [French réprimander, from réprimande, a reprimand, alteration (influenced by mander, to order) of obsolete reprimende, from Latin reprimenda (culpa), (fault) to be repressed, feminine gerundive of reprimere, to restrain; see repress.]
strong official criticism of a person or their behavior: His boss gave him a severe reprimand for being late. I received one written reprimand in three years. Synonym.
