as in condemnation
                                      
              
          
                                                      an often public or formal expression of disapproval                                       
              
                             while reviewing the troops, the officer delivered a curt reprimand to one of the soldiers                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to scold
                                                
              
          
                                                      to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings                                       
              
                             reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to admonish
                                                
              
          
                                                      to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault                                       
              
                             reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to censure
                                                
              
          
                                                      to express public or formal disapproval of                                       
              
                             the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nation's foreign policy                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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