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| rep·ri·mand [ répprə mànd ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle rep·ri·mand·ed, present participle rep·ri·mand·ing, 3rd person present singular rep·ri·mands) |
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tell somebody off: to rebuke somebody for a wrongdoing
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noun (plural rep·ri·mands) |
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rebuke: a rebuke given for having done something wrong
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| [Mid-17th century. Via French réprimande< Latin reprimenda "that is to be suppressed" < reprimere "press back"] |
