reprimand

Noun

an act or expression of criticism and censure
A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

Verb

rebuke formally
censure severely or angrily
To reprove in a formal or official way.

Origin / Etymology

From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”).

Synonyms

bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, censure, chew out, chew up, chide, criminate, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprehension, reproof, reproval, scold, take to task, trounce

Scrabble Score: 14

reprimand: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
reprimand: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reprimand: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

reprimand: valid Words With Friends Word