reprimand
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reprimand
- /ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/ UK
- /ˈɹɛp.ɹɪˌmænd/ US
- /ɹɛpɹɪˈmɑːnd/ UK
- /ˌɹɛp.ɹɪˈmænd/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːnd, -ænd
Where it comes from
From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”).
noun reprimands
- A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public. Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him.
verb reprimands · reprimanding · reprimanded
- To reprove in a formal or official way. 1983. Rosen, Stanley. Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image. South Bend, Indiana, USA: St. Augustine’s Press. p. 62. He is struck by Antinous, who is in turn reprimanded by one of the “proud young men” courting Penelope:
Translations
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noun severe, formal or official reproof
| Español | reprimenda, reprensión, amonestación, admonición, latigazo, regaño |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 견책 gyeonchaek, 욕 yok |
| 日本語 | 叱責 shisseki, 難詰 nankitsu, 面詰 menkitsu |
| हिन्दी | डाँट ḍā̃ṭ |
| Kiswahili | lawama |
| Português | reprimenda, repreensão, chamada, sermão |
| Français | réprimande, semonce |
| Deutsch | Zurechtweisung, Maßregelung, Rüffel, Verweis, Rüge |
| Italiano | reprimenda, ammonimento, appunto, lavacapo, paternale, rabbuffo |
| Ελληνικά | επίπληξη epíplixi |
| Română | mustrare, împutăciune |
| Русский | вы́говор výgovor, взыска́ние vzyskánije, головомо́йка golovomójka, нагоня́й nagonjáj, вы́волочка vývoločka, трёпка trjópka |
| Tiếng Việt | lời quở trách |
| العربية | عَزْر ʕazr |
| עברית | נזיפה n'zifá |
verb to reprove in a formal or official way
| Español | reprimir, reprender, reprehender, requintear, loguiar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 责骂 zémà, 责怪 zéguài, 谴责 qiǎnzé |
| Português | reprimir, repreender, reprimendar |
| Français | réprimander, semoncer |
| Deutsch | zurechtweisen, maßregeln, abkanzeln, rüffeln |
| Italiano | rimproverare |
| Română | mustra |
| العربية | توبيخ ;تقريع |
| עברית | נזף nazáf |
Talk about this word "reprimand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reprimand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reprimand. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reprimand "reprimand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reprimand.Cite this
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