reproof
the act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking.
an expression of censure or rebuke.
Origin of reproof
1Other words for reproof
Other words from reproof
- re·proof·less, adjective
- self-re·proof, noun
Words Nearby reproof
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How to use reproof in a sentence
Instead of the Clintonian chuckle of disbelief we got the sour grimace of silent reproof.
Simon Schama on How Obama Threw It All Away in the Denver Debate | Simon Schama | October 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a reproof, from the young woman who always so thoughtfully studied the feelings of everybody.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettBut even such reproof may be carried too far as on one occasion I found to my dismay.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowPerhaps some sense of shame was stirring within him, for no reproof rose to his trembling, bibulous lips.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteIts truths, so simple and yet so grand, were at once a guide and a reproof to keep her feet from straying from the narrow way.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. Byrum
Weston recognized the reproof in this, and stood silent a moment or two until she spoke again.
The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for reproof (1 of 2)
reproval (rɪˈpruːvəl)
/ (rɪˈpruːf) /
an act or expression of rebuke or censure
Origin of reproof
1British Dictionary definitions for re-proof (2 of 2)
/ (riːˈpruːf) /
to treat (a coat, jacket, etc) so as to renew its texture, waterproof qualities, etc
to provide a new proof of (a book, galley, etc)
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