reprimand

Speech parts

1. reprimand - Noun

2. reprimand - Verb

Meaning

Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.

To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.

To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

censure rebuke chide lecture blame scold reproof berate trounce remonstrate reprehension lambaste reprehend dress down call down
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

citation congratulations adore encomium eclat honor
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

criticism knock criticise criticize pick apart unfavorable judgment

Hyponyms

chastise chasten speech correct lecture correction

Derivatives

reprimanded Reprimanding

Examples

If a man has sinned and denies it, saying: 'I have not sinned,' do not reprimand him; for that will discourage him. But say to him, 'Do not lose heart, brother, but be on guard in future,' and you will stir his soul to repentance. Poemen

Destiny is a lie. Destiny is justification for atrocity. It is the means by which murderers armour themselves against reprimand. It is a word intended to stand in place of ethics, denying all moral context. Steven Erikson

Nothing can be more cruel than the leniency which abandons others to their sin. Nothing can be more compassionate than the severe reprimand which calls another Christian in one's community back from the path of sin. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Do not reprimand the alien, do not praise your own. Polish Proverb

The praise of a thousand jesters counts for nothing against the reprimand of one wise man. German Proverb

Whoever hates a reprimand is stupid. Jewish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

reprievable reprieval reprieve reprimandable reprimander reprimandingly