Reprimand

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Definitions:

Noun

rebuke reproof reproval reprehension reprimand

Definition: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

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

Verb

reprimand censure criminate

Definition: rebuke formally

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Definition: censure severely or angrily; "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"

Definition: To reprove in a formal or official way.