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to criticize someone by telling them what they did wrong — often in a formal manner- I was reprimanded for coming to work late again.
reprimanded = criticized for doing something wrong — often in a formal manner
- She was given an official reprimand for mishandling the case.
- The election results were a reprimand to incumbents.
- As I said it, I half pointed to the man in the corner, but brought my arm down quickly lest Atticus reprimand me for pointing.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Without a word of reprimand, she picked up my clothes from where I had tossed them at the foot of the bed, and absently draping them over the back of a chair, she said, "Stacey tells me you blame Big Ma for what happened today."Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- ...we were reprimanded...Ayn Rand -- Anthem
- School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play, and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books and reprimands.Shirley Jackson -- The Lottery
- I know how scared you were:' Stevie Rae's grin faded at the reprimand in my voice.P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Marked
- One shot, and the snooty officer who dared to reprimand him passes into eternal life (or is it eternal death?Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl
- I need your cloak; you took no trouble about mine, but reprimanded me; so now give up your own.Nikolai Gogol -- The Overcoat
- Marin reprimanding Hanna for, oh, stealing a car and driving pissdrunk, she told Hanna that she "was taking care of it."Sara Shepard -- Pretty Little Liars
- "I'm sorry" I was devastated to be reprimanded by my mom so harshly.Bryan Stevenson -- Just Mercy
- That and the quick, almost sardonic smile I would catch him hiding from Siri when she reprimanded him.Dan Simmons -- Hyperion
- "No!" he said sternly, as though a reprimand had ever worked.Henry H. Neff -- The Fiend And The Forge
- "Block," said Leni, as if reprimanding him, and, taking hold of the collar of his coat, pulled him up slightly higher.Franz Kafka -- The Trial
- Mike briefed him, then I waited, expecting one of his mild reprimands—bracing self to answer sharply: "And what was I supposed to do?Robert A. Heinlein -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- He reprimanded himself for not acting on his gut.Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
- He hesitated here, wondering if a reprimand was coming, but Dumbledore merely said, "Quite understandable.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Violators would be reprimanded by the barrios involved.Luis J. Rodriguez -- Always Running
- Sure to be a fatal accident, with a reprimand from the coroner's jury for my negligence.George Bernard Shaw -- Mrs. Warren's Profession
reprimand = criticize
reprimand = correction or criticism
reprimanded = criticized
reprimands = criticisms
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