to reprimand
33
6.1
- verb
- /ˈrɛprɪˌmænd/
- Formal
:
amonestar
- After the meeting, the manager called the employee to reprimand him for missing the deadline.
- reprimand students
- reprimanded by the teacher
- severely reprimand
Teachers wouldn't reprimand students that were snickering and mocking me publicly just for the fact that they wanted to seem funny amongst their clique.
- Teachers wouldn't reprimand students that were snickering and mocking me publicly just for the fact that they wanted to seem funny amongst their clique.
- Ansel has to reprimand some people in their letters.
- Now, the first time I spoke to Quincy, I was getting reprimanded.
- And I'm thinking like the first time you ever talk to me, you're going to reprimand me.
- My parents are black and my parents reprimanded me many a times for looking like a gangster.
- The next night, we get home, go into the the the talk and find out these guys are getting reprimanded.
- And then, you know, they would reprimand me for eating in their class and they would reprimand me for, you know, doing a lot of things until the day I won.
Examples
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Leslie, can you turn to Heidi and reprimand her for missing her curfew?
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The researchers also tracked how often parents verbally encouraged or reprimanded their children.
Academic text (2006) -
I decided to reprimand them.
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If we decide to reprimand our child, we'll do it in our own way and on our own terms.
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And then she went on to call for CBS to reprimand Tony for those questions.
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I shall reprimand them most severely.
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The principal may have to interrupt the concert to reprimand the audience for its poor behavior.
Academic text (2010) -
Three times that day, she was reprimanded in class for not paying attention.
Fiction book (1997) -
I have heard parents reprimand their children for not doing better on a standardized test.
Academic text (1996) -
We found out that Sam had been to a concert, and he'd lied, so unfortunately I had to reprimand him, and I didn't give him a detention.
Synonyms
298
4.0
To strongly criticize someone or something publicly
89
4.6
To give someone a long serious talk that warns or scolds them about what they did
55
2.2
Speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong
44
8.1
To tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
37
5.9
To criticize someone strongly
36
7.2
Scold someone angrily and severely
33
7.6
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
26
7.7
To express strong disapproval of someone, often in an official statement
26
6.9
To tell someone firmly that you do not approve of their actions
22
7.0
Tell someone you are unhappy with what they did
18
6.3
To scold someone strongly for a mistake
13
4.2
To speak angrily to someone for doing something wrong
13
7.0
Scold someone angrily in front of others
12
8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
8
6.5
To tell someone you are disappointed in what they did
5
8.3
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
5
7.3
Tell someone gently that what they did was wrong
4
7.9
Scold someone very strongly for a mistake
3
7.9
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
3
6.3
To angrily tell someone they did something wrong
2
7.1
To scold someone angrily and severely
1
7.9
To scold someone strongly and warn them of punishment
1
8.7
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
1
9.4
Tell someone firmly that their actions are wrong
1
9.9
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
1
6.8
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
To say strongly that someone or something is wrong
To tell someone they behaved badly in a serious way
Shout loudly at someone because they did something wrong
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
To scold someone angrily for something they did
Antonyms
How Severe
- Formal
49
5.6
- Formal
141
7.4
- Formal
33
6.1
22
6.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reprimand comes from an old Latin verb built from re- 'back' and premere 'to press', similar to the English word press. So to reprimand someone is to 'press back' their behavior by telling them off or correcting them.