Meanings
nounreprimand (plural reprimands)
plural reprimands
- A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him.
1856 February, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Oliver Goldsmith”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC
verbreprimand (third-person singular simple present reprimands, present participle reprimanding, simple past and past participle reprimanded)
present singular third person reprimands · participle present reprimanding · participle past reprimanded · past 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 & antonyms
nounan act or expression of criticism and censure
Broader
criticismunfavorable judgment
verbcensure severely or angrily
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchréprimande
- Englishreprimand
From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic عَزْر, توبيخ ;تقريع
- عَزْر (ʕazr)severe, formal or official reproof
- توبيخ ;تقريعto reprove in a formal or official way
Basque errieta
- errietasevere, formal or official reproof
Bulgarian укор, порицание
- укор (ukor)severe, formal or official reproof
- порицание (poricanie)severe, formal or official reproof
- мъмря (mămrja)to reprove in a formal or official way
- порицавам (poricavam)to reprove in a formal or official way
Catalan reny, allisada
- renysevere, formal or official reproof
- allisadasevere, formal or official reproof
- repulsasevere, formal or official reproof
- renyadasevere, formal or official reproof
- pentinadasevere, formal or official reproof
- andanadasevere, formal or official reproof
Chinese Mandarin 责骂, 责怪
- 责骂 (zémà)to reprove in a formal or official way
- 责怪 (zéguài)to reprove in a formal or official way
- 谴责 (qiǎnzé)to reprove in a formal or official way
Czech ohrazení, výhrada
- ohrazenísevere, formal or official reproof
- výhradasevere, formal or official reproof
- pokáránísevere, formal or official reproof
- důtkasevere, formal or official reproof
- káratto reprove in a formal or official way
- pokáratto reprove in a formal or official way
- napomenoutto reprove in a formal or official way
- vyčinitto reprove in a formal or official way
Danish næse, reprimande
- næsesevere, formal or official reproof
- reprimandesevere, formal or official reproof
- udskældningsevere, formal or official reproof
- bestraffeto reprove in a formal or official way
- tilretteviseto reprove in a formal or official way
- give næseto reprove in a formal or official way
Dutch berisping, terechtwijzing
- berispingsevere, formal or official reproof
- terechtwijzingsevere, formal or official reproof
- reprimandesevere, formal or official reproof
- standjesevere, formal or official reproof
- verbeteringsevere, formal or official reproof
- berispento reprove in a formal or official way
- terechtwijzento reprove in a formal or official way
Esperanto riproĉo, admono
- riproĉosevere, formal or official reproof
- admonosevere, formal or official reproof
- admonito reprove in a formal or official way
Estonian noomitus
- noomitussevere, formal or official reproof
Finnish nuhtelu, ojennus
- nuhtelusevere, formal or official reproof
- ojennussevere, formal or official reproof
- torutsevere, formal or official reproof
- nuhdellato reprove in a formal or official way
- ojentaato reprove in a formal or official way
French réprimande, semonce
- réprimandesevere, formal or official reproof
- semoncesevere, formal or official reproof
- réprimanderto reprove in a formal or official way
- semoncerto reprove in a formal or official way
German Zurechtweisung, Maßregelung
- Zurechtweisungsevere, formal or official reproof
- Maßregelungsevere, formal or official reproof
- Rüffelsevere, formal or official reproof
- Verweissevere, formal or official reproof
- Rügesevere, formal or official reproof
- zurechtweisento reprove in a formal or official way
- maßregelnto reprove in a formal or official way
- abkanzelnto reprove in a formal or official way
- rüffelnto reprove in a formal or official way
Greek επίπληξη
- επίπληξη (epíplixi)severe, formal or official reproof
Hebrew נזיפה, נזף
- נזיפה (n'zifá)severe, formal or official reproof
- נזף (nazáf)to reprove in a formal or official way
Hindi डाँट
- डाँट (ḍā̃ṭ)severe, formal or official reproof
Hungarian feddés, megrovás
- feddéssevere, formal or official reproof
- megrovássevere, formal or official reproof
- elmarasztalássevere, formal or official reproof
- rendreutasítássevere, formal or official reproof
- dorgálássevere, formal or official reproof
Icelandic snupra, vítur
- snuprasevere, formal or official reproof
- vítursevere, formal or official reproof
- yfirhellingsevere, formal or official reproof
- ávítato reprove in a formal or official way
Indonesian hardik, menegur
- hardiksevere, formal or official reproof
- menegurto reprove in a formal or official way
Irish achasán
- achasánsevere, formal or official reproof
Italian reprimenda, ammonimento
- reprimendasevere, formal or official reproof
- ammonimentosevere, formal or official reproof
- appuntosevere, formal or official reproof
- lavacaposevere, formal or official reproof
- paternalesevere, formal or official reproof
- rabbuffosevere, formal or official reproof
- rampognasevere, formal or official reproof
- rampognamentosevere, formal or official reproof
- richiamosevere, formal or official reproof
- rimprocciosevere, formal or official reproof
- rimproverosevere, formal or official reproof
- riprensionesevere, formal or official reproof
- rimproverareto reprove in a formal or official way
Japanese 叱責, 難詰
- 叱責 (shisseki)severe, formal or official reproof
- 難詰 (nankitsu)severe, formal or official reproof
- 面詰 (menkitsu)severe, formal or official reproof
Korean 견책, 욕
- 견책 (gyeonchaek)severe, formal or official reproof
- 욕 (yok)severe, formal or official reproof
Latin reprehensiō, obiurgō
- reprehensiōsevere, formal or official reproof
- obiurgōto reprove in a formal or official way
- reprehendōto reprove in a formal or official way
Māori tātā
- tātāto reprove in a formal or official way
Norwegian refs, reprimande
- refssevere, formal or official reproof
- reprimandesevere, formal or official reproof
- refseto reprove in a formal or official way
Persian توبیخ, توبیخ کردن
- توبیخ (towbix)severe, formal or official reproof
- توبیخ کردن (towbix kardan)to reprove in a formal or official way
Polish nagana, reprymenda
- naganasevere, formal or official reproof
- reprymendasevere, formal or official reproof
- połajankasevere, formal or official reproof
- przyganasevere, formal or official reproof
- admonicjasevere, formal or official reproof
Portuguese reprimenda, repreensão
- reprimendasevere, formal or official reproof
- repreensãosevere, formal or official reproof
- chamadasevere, formal or official reproof
- sermãosevere, formal or official reproof
- reprimirto reprove in a formal or official way
- repreenderto reprove in a formal or official way
- reprimendarto reprove in a formal or official way
Romanian mustrare, împutăciune
- mustraresevere, formal or official reproof
- împutăciunesevere, formal or official reproof
- mustrato reprove in a formal or official way
Russian вы́говор, взыска́ние
- вы́говор (výgovor)severe, formal or official reproof
- взыска́ние (vzyskánije)severe, formal or official reproof
- головомо́йка (golovomójka)severe, formal or official reproof
- нагоня́й (nagonjáj)severe, formal or official reproof
- вы́волочка (vývoločka)severe, formal or official reproof
- трёпка (trjópka)severe, formal or official reproof
- разно́с (raznós)severe, formal or official reproof
- проволо́чка (provolóčka)severe, formal or official reproof
- нахлобу́чка (naxlobúčka)severe, formal or official reproof
- взбу́чка (vzbúčka)severe, formal or official reproof
- нарекание (narekanije)severe, formal or official reproof
Slovak pokarhanie, výčitka
- pokarhaniesevere, formal or official reproof
- výčitkasevere, formal or official reproof
- výtkasevere, formal or official reproof
Spanish reprimenda, reprensión
- reprimendasevere, formal or official reproof
- reprensiónsevere, formal or official reproof
- amonestaciónsevere, formal or official reproof
- admoniciónsevere, formal or official reproof
- latigazosevere, formal or official reproof
- regañosevere, formal or official reproof
- regañinasevere, formal or official reproof
- trallazosevere, formal or official reproof
- broncasevere, formal or official reproof
- retosevere, formal or official reproof
- requinteadasevere, formal or official reproof
- reprehensiónsevere, formal or official reproof
- reprimirto reprove in a formal or official way
- reprenderto reprove in a formal or official way
- reprehenderto reprove in a formal or official way
- requintearto reprove in a formal or official way
- loguiarto reprove in a formal or official way
Swahili lawama
- lawamasevere, formal or official reproof
Swedish reprimand, tillrättavisning
- reprimandsevere, formal or official reproof
- tillrättavisningsevere, formal or official reproof
- bestraffato reprove in a formal or official way
- tillrättavisato reprove in a formal or official way
Tagalog sisi
- sisisevere, formal or official reproof
Ukrainian дога́на
- дога́на (dohána)severe, formal or official reproof
Vietnamese lời quở trách
- lời quở tráchsevere, formal or official reproof
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with reprimand
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
reprimand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprimand
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“reprimand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprimand. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reprimand,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprimand.
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