Reprimenda in english
Reprimand
pronunciation: reprəmænd part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: reprəmænd part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
reprimenda = telling-off ; dressing-down ; reprimand ; rebuke ; tongue-lashing ; bollocking.
Example: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.Example: 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.Example: This article stresses the importance of praise as opposed to reprimands.Example: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Example: Iranian President went to Columbia University expecting tough questions but instead he got a tongue-lashing from the students.Example: I had a few bollockings from him, but that made you work harder to avoid them.