reprimand meaning and definition

REPRIMAND noun

Definition of reprimand (noun)

1. an act or expression of criticism and censure
   • "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
   • synonyms: rebuke, reprehension, reproof, reproval

REPRIMAND verb

Definition of reprimand (verb)

1. rebuke formally
   • synonyms: censure, criminate
2. censure severely or angrily
   • "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
   • synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce