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- [noun rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd; verb rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd, rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd]
- /noun ˈrɛp rəˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd; verb ˈrɛp rəˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd, ˌrɛp rəˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd/
- /ˈrep.rɪ.mɑːnd/
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- [noun rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd; verb rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd, rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd]
- /noun ˈrɛp rəˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd; verb ˈrɛp rəˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd, ˌrɛp rəˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd/
Definitions of reprimand word
- noun reprimand a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority. 1
- verb with object reprimand to reprove or rebuke severely, especially in a formal way. 1
- intransitive verb reprimand rebuke, tell off 1
- noun reprimand rebuke 1
- verb reprimand If someone is reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority. 0
- verb reprimand Reprimand is also a noun. 0
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Origin of reprimand
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < French réprimande, Middle French reprimend < Latin reprimenda that is to be repressed (feminine gerund of reprimere), equivalent to re- re- + prim(ere) to press1 + -enda, feminine gerund suffix
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Parts of speech for Reprimand
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reprimand popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
reprimand usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reprimand
verb reprimand
- admonish — If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- bawl out — If someone bawls you out, they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong.
- berate — If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
noun reprimand
- admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- admonition — An admonition is a warning or criticism about someone's behaviour.
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
- dressing-down — a severe reprimand; scolding.
Antonyms for reprimand
noun reprimand
- commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
verb reprimand
- commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- gold star — a gold-colored star displayed, as on a service flag, to indicate that a member of one's family, organization, or the like, was killed in war as a member of the armed forces.
- hand it to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
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