reprimand

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an act or expression of criticism and censure
  2. verb rebuke formally
  3. verb censure severely or angrily

Etymology

From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
criticism
Narrower (hyponyms)
lecture, berating, reproach, castigation, riot act, what for

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