Reprimand

Rep′ri-mand

(r?p′r?-m?nd)

,

Noun.

[F.

réprimande

,

fr

. L.

reprimendus

,

reprimenda

, that is to be checked or suppressed, fr.

reprimere

to check, repress; pref.

re-

re +

premere

to press. See

Press

, and cf.

Repress

.]

Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.

Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp

reprimand

for her treatment of him.

Macaulay.

Rep′ri-mand

,

Verb.

T.

[

imp. & p. p.

Reprimanded

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Reprimanding

.]

[Cf. F.

réprimander

. See

Reprimand

,

Noun.

]

1.

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

Germanicus was severely

reprimanded

by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission.

Arbuthnot.

2.

To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence;

as, the court ordered him to be

reprimanded

.

Syn. – To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame. See

Reprove

.

Reprimand

REP'RIMAND

,

Verb.

T.

[If this word is from L. reprimo, it must be formed from the participle reprimendus.]

1.

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

Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius, for traveling into Egypt without his permission.

2.

To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence. The court ordered the officer to be reprimanded.

REP'RIMAND

,

Noun.

Severe reproof for a fault; reprehension, private or public.

reprimand

English

Noun

reprimand ‎(plural reprimands)

A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
- Macaulay
  Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him.

Translations

a severe, formal or official reproof

Faroese: átala f
Finnish: nuhtelu (fi), ojennus
French: réprimande (fr), semonce (fr) f
German: Zurechtweisung f, Maßregelung f, Rüffel m
Hebrew: נזיפה (he) f ‎(n'zifá)
Italian: reprimenda f, rimprovero (it) m, appunto (it) m, richiamo (it) m
Macedonian: укор m ‎(úkor)
Norwegian: refs m, reprimande m

Persian: توبیخ (fa) ‎(tovbix)
Portuguese: reprimenda (pt) f, chamada (pt) f
Russian: вы́говор (ru) m ‎(výgovor), взыска́ние (ru) n ‎(vzyskánije), головомо́йка (ru) f ‎(golovomójka), нагоня́й (ru) m ‎(nagonjáj), вы́волочка (ru) f ‎(vývoločka), трёпка (ru) f ‎(trjópka), разно́с (ru) m ‎(raznós), проволо́чка (ru) f ‎(provolóčka), нахлобу́чка (ru) f ‎(naxlobúčka), взбу́чка (ru) f ‎(vzbúčka)
Spanish: reprimenda f

Verb

reprimand ‎(third-person singular simple present reprimands, present participle reprimanding, simple past and past participle 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:

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:reprehend

Translations

to reprove in a formal or official way

Chinese: 责骂 (zh), 责怪 (zh)，谴责 (zh)
Finnish: nuhdella (fi), ojentaa (fi)
French: réprimander (fr), semoncer (fr)
Gallo: qu'reller
German: zurechtweisen (de), maßregeln (de)
Hebrew: נזף ‎(nazáf)
Icelandic: ávíta
Italian: rimproverare (it)

Norman: bliatchinner
Macedonian: укорува ‎(ukóruva)
Norwegian: refse
Persian: توبیخ کردن ‎(tovbix kardan)
Portuguese: reprimir (pt), repreender (pt), reprimendar
Romanian: mustra (ro)
Russian: ^{(please verify)}де́лать вы́говор ‎(délatʹ výgovor) , ^{(please verify)}де́лать замеча́ние ‎(délatʹ zamečánije)
Spanish: reprimir (es), reprender (es)

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