Reprimand Meaning
/ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
verbTo reprove in a formal or official way.
Sentence Examples
We'll get off with a reprimand.
I got a reprimand from the boss.
The boss called Tatyana into his office to reprimand her.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager had to officially ____ the employee for coming late to work every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager issued a formal ____ to the employee for repeatedly arriving late without explanation.
Word Origin & History
From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager had to officially ____ the employee for coming late to work every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager issued a formal ____ to the employee for repeatedly arriving late without explanation.