reprimand
rep|ri|mand /r'eprɪmɑːnd, -m'ænd/ (reprimands reprimanding reprimanded)
[VERB] be V-ed for -ing/n, V n
If someone is reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority. (FORMAL)
He was reprimanded by a teacher for talking in the corridor...
Her attempts to reprimand him were quickly shouted down.
[N-VAR]
Reprimand is also a noun.
He has been fined five thousand pounds and given a severe reprimand.
[VERB] be V-ed for -ing/n, V n
If someone is reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority. (FORMAL)
He was reprimanded by a teacher for talking in the corridor...
Her attempts to reprimand him were quickly shouted down.
[N-VAR]
Reprimand is also a noun.
He has been fined five thousand pounds and given a severe reprimand.