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reprimand

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/
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  • rhymes with -ɑːnd
  • /ˈɹɛp.ɹɪˌmænd/
  • rhymes with -ænd
  • /ɹɛpɹɪˈmɑːnd/
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  • /ˌɹɛp.ɹɪˈmænd/
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 P R AH0 M AE2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To reprove in a formal or official way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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:

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an act or expression of criticism and censure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: criticism, unfavorable judgment

Narrower terms: riot act, chiding, scolding, objurgation, tongue-lashing, what for, castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down, berating, blowing up, reproach, lecture, speech, talking to, correction, chastening, chastisement, admonition, admonishment, monition

4

verb

Meaning 4

rebuke formally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: censure, criminate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart

Narrower terms: animadvert

5

verb

Meaning 5

censure severely or angrily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart

Narrower terms: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct, tell off, brush down

History

Etymology

From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”).

Across languages

Translations

214 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَزْر (ʕazr) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Armenian: սաստ (sast) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Armenian: կշտամբանք (kštambankʻ) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Old Armenian: պատուհաս (patuhas) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Old Armenian: խրատ (xrat) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Asturian: admonición — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Azerbaijani: töhmət — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Basque: errieta — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Central Bikol: tabuga (Naga) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Breton: rebech — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Bulgarian: укор (ukor) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Bulgarian: порицание (poricanie) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Catalan: reny — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Catalan: allisada — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Catalan: repulsa — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Catalan: renyada — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Catalan: pentinada — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Catalan: andanada — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Chinese: 谴责 (khiàn-chek) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Czech: ohrazení — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Czech: výhrada — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Czech: pokárání — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Czech: důtka — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Danish: næse — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Danish: reprimande — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Danish: udskældning — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Dutch: berisping — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Dutch: terechtwijzing — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Dutch: reprimande — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Dutch: standje — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Dutch: verbetering — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Esperanto: riproĉo — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Esperanto: admono — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Estonian: noomitus — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Faroese: átala — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Faroese: nøs — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Finnish: nuhtelu — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Finnish: ojennus — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Finnish: torut — severe, formal or official reproof
  • French: réprimande — severe, formal or official reproof
  • French: semonce — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Old French: ramposne — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Galician: reprimenda — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Georgian: საყვედური (saq̇veduri) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • German: Zurechtweisung — severe, formal or official reproof
  • German: Maßregelung — severe, formal or official reproof
  • German: Rüffel — severe, formal or official reproof
  • German: Verweis — severe, formal or official reproof
  • German: Rüge — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Greek: επίπληξη (epíplixi) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Hebrew: נזיפה (n'zifá) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Hindi: डाँट (ḍā̃ṭ) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Hungarian: feddés — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Hungarian: megrovás — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Hungarian: elmarasztalás — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Hungarian: rendreutasítás — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Hungarian: dorgálás — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Icelandic: snupra — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Icelandic: vítur — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Icelandic: yfirhelling — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Ido: reprimando — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Ido: remonstro — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Igbo: mbá — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Indonesian: hardik — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Irish: achasán — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Old Irish: cúrsachad — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: reprimenda — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: ammonimento — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: appunto — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: lavacapo — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: paternale — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: rabbuffo — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: rampogna — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: rampognamento — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: richiamo — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: rimproccio — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: rimprovero — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: riprensione — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: sgridata — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: sgridamento — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: strapazzata — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: zozza — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Italian: diatriba — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Japanese: 叱責 (shisseki) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Japanese: 難詰 (nankitsu) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Japanese: 面詰 (menkitsu) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Kazakh: зеку (zeku) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Korean: 견책 (gyeonchaek) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Korean: 욕 (yok) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Kurdish: یختار (îxtar) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Kyrgyz: сөгүш (sögüş) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Latin: reprehensiō — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Macedonian: укор (ukor) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Macedonian: опомена (opomena) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Macedonian: прекор (prekor) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Malagasy: baibay — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Malagasy: fananarana — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Maltese: għajta — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Nepali: गाली (gālī) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Norwegian: refs — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Norwegian: reprimande — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Old Ruthenian: нарѣчьє (narěčʹje) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Persian: توبیخ (towbix) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Plautdietsch: Schell — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Polish: nagana — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Polish: reprymenda — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Polish: połajanka — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Polish: przygana — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Polish: admonicja — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Portuguese: reprimenda — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Portuguese: repreensão — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Portuguese: chamada — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Portuguese: sermão — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Romanian: mustrare — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Romanian: împutăciune — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Romansh: reprimanda — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: вы́говор (výgovor) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: взыска́ние (vzyskánije) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: головомо́йка (golovomójka) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: нагоня́й (nagonjáj) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: вы́волочка (vývoločka) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: трёпка (trjópka) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: разно́с (raznós) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: проволо́чка (provolóčka) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: нахлобу́чка (naxlobúčka) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: взбу́чка (vzbúčka) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Russian: нарекание (narekanije) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Serbo-Croatian: прије́кор — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Serbo-Croatian: пре́кор — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̏помена — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Serbo-Croatian: у́кор — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Serbo-Croatian: prijékor — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Serbo-Croatian: prékor — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȍpomena — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Serbo-Croatian: úkor — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Slovak: pokarhanie — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Slovak: výčitka — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Slovak: výtka — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: reprimenda — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: reprensión — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: amonestación — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: admonición — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: latigazo — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: regaño — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: regañina — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: trallazo — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: bronca — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: reto — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: requinteada — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: reprehensión — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Spanish: sosegate — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Swahili: lawama — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Swedish: reprimand — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Swedish: tillrättavisning — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Tagalog: sisi — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Tigrinya: ተግሳጽ (tägsaṣ) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Ottoman Turkish: تربیه (terbiye) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Ukrainian: дога́на (dohána) — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Vietnamese: lời quở trách — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Vilamovian: nagȧna — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Võro: noomitus — severe, formal or official reproof
  • Arabic: توبيخ ;تقريع — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Bulgarian: мъмря (mǎmrja) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Bulgarian: порицавам (poricavam) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏍᎦᎦ (asgaga) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Chinese: 谴责 (khiàn-chek) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Chinese Mandarin: 责骂 (zémà) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Chinese Mandarin: 责怪 (zéguài) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Chinese Mandarin: 谴责 (qiǎnzé) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Czech: kárat — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Czech: pokárat — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Czech: napomenout — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Czech: vyčinit — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Danish: bestraffe — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Danish: tilrettevise — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Danish: give næse — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Dutch: berispen — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Dutch: terechtwijzen — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Esperanto: admoni — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Finnish: nuhdella — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Finnish: ojentaa — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • French: réprimander — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • French: semoncer — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Galician: reprender — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Galician: amoestar — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Galician: chamar a atención — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Gallo: qu'reller — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • German: zurechtweisen — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • German: maßregeln — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • German: abkanzeln — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • German: rüffeln — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Gothic: 𐍈𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ƕōtjan) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Hebrew: נזף (nazáf) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Icelandic: ávíta — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Indonesian: menegur — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Italian: rimproverare — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Latin: obiurgō — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Latin: reprehendō — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Macedonian: укорува (ukoruva) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Māori: tātā — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Norman: bliatchinner — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Norwegian: refse — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Persian: توبیخ کردن (towbix kardan) — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Portuguese: reprimir — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Portuguese: repreender — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Portuguese: reprimendar — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Romanian: mustra — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Spanish: reprimir — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Spanish: reprender — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Spanish: reprehender — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Spanish: requintear — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Spanish: loguiar — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Swedish: bestraffa — to reprove in a formal or official way
  • Swedish: tillrättavisa — to reprove in a formal or official way