📚 Reprimand, noun. 🔉 /ˈrɛprɪmɑːnd/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition: A formal expression of disapproval. ❗️ Examples: 1. The golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules. 2. They both received a written reprimand and were ordered to pay significant costs. 3. His behavior, which did not go unnoticed, became the subject of a formal reprimand by the Cliburn Foundation chairman. 4. Among other unfair treatments she made him mop the floor and issued formal warnings for relatively minor offences for which female employees received mild, informal reprimands. 5. It should also be noted that Harper bravely made those statements outside of the House of Commons because he would receive a severe reprimand for using unparliamentary language. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic