Etymology

reprimand

rep·ri·mand
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Today it means: A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public. Full definition →

French réprimande
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  1. French · derived fromréprimande
  2. English todayreprimand

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

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