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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. v. To reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way. See Synonyms at admonish.
  2. n. A severe, formal, or official rebuke or censure.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Severe reproof for a fault; reprehension, private or public.
  2. n. Synonyms Monition, Reprehension, etc. See admonition.
  3. To reprove severely; reprehend; chide for a fault.
  4. Synonyms Rebuke, etc. See censure.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
  2. v. To reprove in a formal or official way.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
  2. v. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
  3. v. To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence.

WordNet 3.0

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

Etymologies

  1. 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; see repress.

Examples

  • “I can't imagine the uproar if on Mother's Day he told mothers to get off their butts, turn off the boob-tube electric babysitter and stop shopping around for ADHD diagnoses because they can't control their kid after telling him/her day in day out that they're the smartest, the most handsome/beautiful and calling the school to complain every time the kid gets a bad grade or a reprimand from a teacher.”

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  • “Then, after a reprimand from the presiding judge, Wilders claimed a fair trial was no longer possible.”

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  • “Also, if he turned back to Papeete, he would delay the execution at Atimaono, and if he were wrong in turning back, he would get a reprimand from the sergeant who was waiting for the prisoner.”

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  • “Seeing Mr. Cunningham bust Mr. McCain's chops for even issuing a reprimand is evidence to me that the GOP will be the party to tear itself apart over identity politics, not the Democrats.”

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  • “I will now, more than likely, face some form of reprimand from a Chief Inspector (but more likely my Superintendent) and my name will be forever ‘mud’ in their opinion.”

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  • “It is very obvious here that Patterson got a strong reprimand from the Clintons.”

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  • “Ah tis true tis true, even a reprimand from the host was not enough for me to embrace galdiatorial combat with my work today, but fear not - I had a cunning plan.”

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  • “That incident resulted in a letter of reprimand from the Union County Prosecutor.”

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  • “But, she failed to report until after the election that a notable part of her self-financing was actually merely a loan to her campaign, for which she earned a reprimand from the FEC.”

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  • “But the disruption caused by DeBerry's comments and a public reprimand from the school weren't what hurt the Falcons on Saturday, DeBerry said.”

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  • Kristianto2010 If employees are caught gossiping, they are reprimanded (ditegur), and if they continue, they are fired. ODB Oct-27, 2011.
    Oct 26, 2011

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