reprimand

🇺🇸 /ˈreprɪmænd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈreprɪmɑːnd/
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noun
R

A formal telling off for doing something wrong or not allowed.

He was given a reprimand for being late to work again.

verb
R

To formally tell someone off for doing something wrong or not allowed.

The teacher reprimanded the student for cheating on the test.

translation

n. A formal telling off for doing something wrong or not allowed.
v. To formally tell someone off for doing something wrong or not allowed.

Word Forms

3rd Present reprimands
Past reprimanded
Perfect reprimanded
Progressive reprimanding
Plural reprimands