🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

견책

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyeonchaek

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reprimand/ˈrɛprɪˌmænd/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 상사로부터 엄한 견책을 받았다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A severe reproof or official rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.

    "He received a sharp reprimand from his boss for being late."
As verb
  1. 1

    To rebuke someone officially or sharply.

    "The manager decided to reprimand the employee for negligence."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'reprimand' originates from the Latin 'reprimere', meaning 'to hold back', which evolved through Old French before entering the English language in the late 15th century. Its meaning has shifted from a general sense of restraint to a specific context of scolding or rebuking someone for wrongdoing.

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