gave the dickens

Main Entry:
reprimand [n. rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd; v. rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd, rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: blame, scold
Synonyms: admonish, call on the carpet, castigate, censure, check, chew out, chide, come down on, criticize, denounce, dress down, give piece of one's mind, give the dickens, lecture, lesson, light into, lower the boom, monish, rap, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, reprove, take to task, tell off, tick off, upbraid
Antonyms: exonerate, forgive, reward
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