reprimand

reprimand
n
1. reproof, reproval, reproach, rebuke, rating; castigation, upbraiding, Inf. dressing down, Inf. trimming, scolding, U.S. Inf. bawling out, tongue-lashing, hell; chastisement, rap on the knuckles, slap on the face; talking-to, lecture, admonishment, warning; condemnation, censure, reprehension, animadversion, criticism, remonstration, remonstrance; disapprobation, disapproval, objection, disparagement, deprecation; denunciation, denouncing, tirade, philippic, execration, invective; objurgation, berating, vituperation, contumely; reprobation, imprecation, fulmination, detraction, derogation; stricture, aspersion, obloquy, traducement, defamation, vilification, vilipending; inveighing, declamation; blame, accusation, imputation, indictment.
v
2. reprove, reproach, rebuke, rate, reprehend, castigate, chastise; upbraid, Inf. dress down, Inf. trim, scold, chide, U.S. Inf. bawl out, Sl. chew out, tongue-lash; Inf. give [s.o.] a piece of one's mind, Inf. tell [s.o.] a thing or two, tell off, tell [s.o.] where to get off, take [s.o.] to task, call down, Sl. give [s.o.] the business, give [s.o.] hell, Sl. lay [s.o.] out in lavender, Inf. rake over the coals, Inf. skin alive, Sl. pin [s.o.'s] ears back, Inf. blast, Inf. jump on or all over, throw [s.t.] in [s.o.'s] face or teeth; call to account, bring to book, call on the carpet, read the riot act; talk to, lecture, admonish, warn; condemn, censure, reprobate, criticize, remonstrate, animadvert on; denounce, de-nunciate, objurgate, berate, vituperate; blame, charge, accuse, impute, indict; inveigh against, rail against, decry, declaim, run down, fulminate against; lash, vilify, curse, revile, vilipend.

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  • reprimand — rep‧ri‧mand [ˈreprmɑːnd ǁ mænd] noun [countable] an occasion when someone is officially told that they have done something very wrong: • He is likely to receive some kind of reprimand for trying to influence the regulators unfairly. reprimand… …   Financial and business terms

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