Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reprimand \Rep"ri*mand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r['e]primander. See
   {Reprimand}, n.]
   1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault;
      to consure formally.

            Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for
            traveling into Egypt without his permission.
                                                  --Arbuthnot.

   2. To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a
      sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.

   Syn: To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame.
        See {Reprove}.

Reprimand \Rep"ri*mand\ (r?p"r?-m?nd), n. [F. r['e]primande, fr.
   L. reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or
   suppressed, fr. reprimere to check, repress; pref. re- re +
   premere to press. See {Press}, and cf. {Repress}.]
   Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.

         Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her
         treatment of him.                        --Macaulay.

Source : WordNet®

reprimand
     n : 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}]
     v 1: rebuke formally [syn: {censure}, {criminate}]
     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}, {rebuke},
        {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {jaw}, {dress down},
         {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate},
         {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]