different between reprimand vs rebuff

English

Etymology

From French réprimande, from réprimer (“to repress”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) (noun) IPA^(key): /???p??m??nd/
• (Received Pronunciation) (verb) IPA^(key): /???p??m??nd/, /??p???m??nd/
  • Rhymes: -??nd
• (General American) (noun) IPA^(key): /???p.???mænd/
• (General American) (verb) IPA^(key): /???p.???mænd/, /???p.???mænd/
  • Rhymes: -ænd

Noun

reprimand (plural reprimands)

1. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

Translations

Verb

reprimand (third-person singular simple present reprimands, present participle reprimanding, simple past and past participle reprimanded)

1. To reprove in a formal or official way.
   • 1983. Rosen, Stanley. Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image. South Bend, Indiana, USA: St. Augustine’s Press. p. 62.

     He is struck by Antinous, who is in turn reprimanded by one of the “proud young men” courting Penelope:

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:reprehend

Translations

See also

• admonish
• admonition
• rebuke
• reprehend
• reprehension
• reproof
• reproval
• reprove

English

Etymology 1

From Middle French rebuffer (compare French rebiffer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???b?f/
• Rhymes: -?f

Noun

rebuff (plural rebuffs)

1. A sudden resistance or refusal.

   He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.

2. Repercussion, or beating back.

Translations

Verb

rebuff (third-person singular simple present rebuffs, present participle rebuffing, simple past and past participle rebuffed)

1. To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

Translations

Etymology 2

re- +? buff

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i??b?f/

Verb

rebuff (third-person singular simple present rebuffs, present participle rebuffing, simple past and past participle rebuffed)

1. (transitive) To buff again.

Anagrams

• buffer