reprimands in English

noun

1

a rebuke, especially an official one.

The destruction of the Afghan Buddhas was met with reprimands from our officials, while ancient religious sites in our own country are being turned into quarries.

synonyms: rebuke, reproof, admonishment, admonition, reproach, scolding, upbraiding, finger-wagging, censure, rap over the knuckles, slap on the wrist, dressing-down, talking-to, earful, roasting, tongue-lashing, castigation

verb

1

rebuke (someone), especially officially.

officials were dismissed or reprimanded for poor work

synonyms: rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one's mind, rake/haul over the coals, lecture, criticize, censure, come down on, give someone a talking-to, tell off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, rap over the knuckles, rap, slap someone's wrist, bawl out, lay into, lace into, blast, give someone what for, chew out, ream out, castigate

noun

rebuke, reproof, admonishment, admonition, reproach, scolding, upbraiding, finger-wagging, censure, rap over the knuckles, slap on the wrist, dressing-down, talking-to, earful, roasting, tongue-lashing, castigation
rebuke, reprehension, reproof, reproval

verb

rebuke, lambaste, criminate
rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one's mind, rake/haul over the coals, lecture, criticize, censure, come down on, give someone a talking-to, tell off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, give someone an earful, give someone a roasting, rap over the knuckles, rap, slap someone's wrist, bawl out, lay into, lace into, blast, give someone what for, chew out, ream out, castigate
lambaste, call down, lambast, jaw, bawl out, chide, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, chew up, take to task, have words, berate, chew out, dress down, trounce, lecture, scold, reproof
criminate, censure

Use "reprimands" in a sentence

1. Reprimands are more severe than Admonishments

2. For reprimands, a lightly Admonishing tone was used, …

3. His reprimands have always helped us, haven't they

4. Reprimands should be given during or immediately following the undesirable behavior.

5. For example, Paul reprimands Christians for going to court “before unbelievers.”

6. Unlike counseling, Admonitions and reprimands are censures, meaning one did something wrong.

7. As with counseling, Admonitions and reprimands can be verbal or in writing

8. Synonyms for Chastenings include chastisement, punishment, discipline, comeuppances, correction, castigation, penalties, wrath, nemeses and reprimands

9. Synonyms for Admonishes include reprimands, chides, rebukes, censures, reproves, berates, scolds, upbraids, reproaches and castigates

10. Synonyms for Castigates include lambastes, berates, censures, criticises, criticizes, chastises, rebukes, reprimands, admonishes and scolds

11. Synonyms for Berates include admonishes, castigates, rebukes, scolds, harangues, reprimands, reproaches, slates, upbraids and blasts

12. If no one's listening in class and your teacher reprimands you with a Baleful glance, expect a pop quiz.

13. Recite my entire career history complete with qualifications, pay scale, dates of promotions and dossier of official merit-ratings and reprimands?

14. The stories that you’ve sent across in the context of cleanliness, myriad examples of common folk... you never know where a tiny brand ambassador of cleanliness comes into being in various homes; someone who reprimands elders at home; or even admonishingly orders the Prime Minister through a phone call!