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Meaning of 'reprimand' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reprimand [ n.]
- Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
- To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
- To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.

Meaning of 'reprimand' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reprimand [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an act or expression of criticism and censure
Example in sentence:
  • he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
2 . reprimand [ v]
Meaning (2):
- censure severely or angrily
Example in sentence:
  • The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup;
  • The deputy ragged the Prime Minister;
  • The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car

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