reprimand

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

an act or expression of criticism and censure
- he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
• Syn:
rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension
• Derivationally related forms:
reprehend (for: reprehension), reprove (for: reproval), reproof (for: reproof), rebuke (for: rebuke)
• Hypernyms:
criticism, unfavorable judgment
• Hyponyms:
riot act, chiding, scolding, objurgation, tongue-lashing,
what for, castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding,
going-over, dressing down, berating, blowing up, reproach, lecture,
speech, talking to, correction, chastening, chastisement, admonition,
admonishment, monition

II - verb

1. rebuke formally (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
censure, criminate
• Derivationally related forms:
censure (for: censure)
• Hypernyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
• Hyponyms:
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• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. 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
• Syn:
call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce,
reproof, lecture, jaw, dress down, call down, scold,
chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up,
have words, lambaste, lambast
• Derivationally related forms:
chiding (for: chide), scolder (for: scold), scolding (for: scold), lecture (for: lecture), reproof (for: reproof), rebuker (for: rebuke), rebuke (for: rebuke)
• Hypernyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
• Hyponyms:
chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct,
tell off, brush down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: have words)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: remonstrate)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: jaw)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, call on the carpet, take to task, rag, trounce, lecture, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, censure, criminate