reprimand /ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/noun 1verb 1forms 4 noun1 •A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him. — 1856 verb1 •To reprove in a formal or official way.He is struck by Antinous, who is in turn reprimanded by one of the “proud young men” courting Penelope: — 1983 formsreprimanded · reprimanding · reprimandeth · reprimands