Reprimand (Verb)
Meaning 1
Rebuke formally.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The principal reprimanded the student for violating school rules.
- Her boss reprimanded her for not following company protocol during the project.
- He was reprimanded by the manager for his poor performance in the last quarter.
- The judge reprimanded the lawyer for making an unjustified accusation in court.
- The teacher reprimanded the misbehaving pupils and asked them to behave.
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Meaning 2
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The strict principal reprimanded the student for skipping school without a valid reason.
- The human resources manager reprimanded the employee for violating the company's policy on social media use.
- Her parents reprimanded her for consistently failing her math exams due to lack of effort.
- The boss reprimanded his assistant for repeatedly submitting reports with grammatical errors.
- The board of directors reprimanded the CEO for authorizing unnecessary spending on company funds.
Synonyms
- Trounce
- Jaw
- Have Words
- Call On The Carpet
- Lecture
- Call Down
- Chide
- Dress Down
- Lambaste
- Chew Out
- Rebuke
- Rag
- Bawl Out
- Chew Up
- Scold
- Berate
- Lambast
- Take To Task
- Remonstrate