reprimand

Nouns

(n) an act or expression of criticism and censure
- he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
rebuke, reprehension, reproof, reproval,

Verbs

(v) rebuke formally censure, criminate,
(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
bawl out, berate, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag,

Synonyms

rebuke reprehension reproof reproval censure criminate bawl out berate call on the carpet chew out chew up chide dress down have words scold take to task call down lambast lambaste lecture remonstrate trounce jaw rag

Words of close approximity