reprimand
verb/ˈreprɪmɑːnd/
/ˈreprɪmænd/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they reprimand | /ˈreprɪmɑːnd/ /ˈreprɪmænd/ |
| he / she / it reprimands | /ˈreprɪmɑːndz/ /ˈreprɪmændz/ |
| past simple reprimanded | /ˈreprɪmɑːndɪd/ /ˈreprɪmændɪd/ |
| past participle reprimanded | /ˈreprɪmɑːndɪd/ /ˈreprɪmændɪd/ |
| -ing form reprimanding | /ˈreprɪmɑːndɪŋ/ /ˈreprɪmændɪŋ/ |
- 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 Dictionaryadverb- severely
- sternly
- gently
- …
- by
- for
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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