Both Uses
reprimand
in
Anthem
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- ...we were reprimanded...
Part 2 *reprimanded = criticized
- "We are singing because we are happy," we answered the one of the Home Council who reprimanded us.†
Part 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(reprimand) to criticize someone by telling them what they did wrong -- often in a formal manner
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)