reprimand
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Sense: Verb: rebuke
Synonyms:
rebuke Collocations, admonish, censure, scold Collocations, castigate, check Collocations, berate, lecture Collocations, have words with , give sb a dressing-down , take to task , tell off , tear into
Sense: Noun: telling-off
Synonyms:
telling-off , punishment Collocations, rebuke Collocations, censure, lecture Collocations, dressing-down , talking-to , tongue-lashing , admonishment