menegur — meaning in English

English meaning

• castigate verb To punish or reprimand someone severely.
• rebuke noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
• reprimand noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.

Senses

menegur is used for these senses in English:

• castigate (transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.
• rebuke (of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.
• reprimand To reprove in a formal or official way.

castigate — full definition

1. verb To punish or reprimand someone severely.
2. verb To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.
3. verb To revise or make corrections to a publication.

rebuke — full definition

1. noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
2. verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for something they did wrong.

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