Dictionary definition for: Reprimand
1. (n) an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
3. (v) censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car" "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister" "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
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