maßregeln — meaning in English

English meaning

• reprimand noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.
• reprove verb To express disapproval.

Senses

maßregeln is used for these senses in English:

• reprimand To reprove in a formal or official way.
• reprove (intransitive) To express disapproval. [from 14th c.]
• reprove (transitive) To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. [from 14th c.]

reprimand — full definition

1. noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.
2. verb To formally scold or criticize someone for something they did wrong.

reprove — full definition

1. verb To express disapproval.
2. verb To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
3. verb To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).

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