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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0