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reprimand
[n. rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd; v. rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd, rep-ruh-mand, -mahnd] Show IPA/n. ˈrɛprəˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd; v. ˈrɛprəˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd, ˌrɛprəˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd/ Show Spelled
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
blame, scold |
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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
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| Antonyms: |
exonerate, forgive, reward
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