1. to criticize or blame someone severely for their actions
Usage: formal

Examples

• The teacher reprehended the student for cheating on the exam.
• The committee reprehended the company’s unethical business practices.
• She was reprehended by her supervisor for arriving late repeatedly.
• The judge reprehended the defendant’s lack of remorse.
• Parents should guide their children rather than simply reprehend their mistakes.
• The editorial reprehended the politician’s controversial statements.