Associations to the word «Reprimanded»

Wiktionary

REPRIMAND, noun. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
REPRIMAND, verb. To reprove in a formal or official way.

Dictionary definition

REPRIMAND, noun. An act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face".
REPRIMAND, verb. Rebuke formally.
REPRIMAND, verb. 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".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke