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# reprimand

verb (reprimand, reprimands, reprimanded, reprimanding); noun (a reprimand, reprimands)

«reprimand» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To reprimand someone is to tell them off officially for doing something wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reprimand/#m1)
2. A reprimand is a formal telling-off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reprimand/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school stories children are reprimanded by the head teacher; in work life employees get a reprimand. It sounds stiff; in everyday talk «tell off», «get told off», «get into trouble». Phrases: «a stern reprimand», «be reprimanded for».

### Examples

- The boy was reprimanded for running in the corridor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reprimand/#x1)
- The head teacher gave them a stern reprimand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reprimand/#x2)
- The referee reprimanded the player for kicking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reprimand/#x3)
- She was reprimanded for being late three times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reprimand/#x4)
- The officer received a written reprimand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reprimand/#x5)
- Mum reprimanded us for leaving the gate open. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reprimand/#x6)
- Whenever the old man had occasion to reprimand the little boy--and the occasions were frequent--he would relapse into a dignified but stubborn silence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reprimand/#x7)

### Note

Stress on the first syllable: REP-ri-mand. Same form for verb and noun. A reprimand is a warning, weaker than a punishment like detention.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reprimand» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reprimand/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reprimand» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reprimand.html) on Mova free.