reprimand

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1 to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
  • reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness
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2 to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
  • reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper
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3 to express public or formal disapproval of
  • the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nation's foreign policy
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