Reprimand Definition
rĕprə-mănd
reprimanded, reprimanding, reprimands
verb
reprimanded, reprimanding, reprimands
To rebuke severely or formally.
Webster's New World
To reprove in a formal or official way.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
reprimands
A severe or formal rebuke, esp. by a person in authority.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
Origin of Reprimand
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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 repress
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress").
From Wiktionary
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