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Defenition of the word reproof

    • Defenition of the word reproof

      • censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering the stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"; "check" is archaic
      • an expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
      • an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
      • censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
      • an act or expression of criticism and censure
      • censure severely or angrily

    Synonyms for the word reproof

      • accusation
      • admonition
      • bawl out
      • berate
      • blame
      • check
      • chew out
      • chew up
      • chide
      • criticism
      • dress down
      • have words
      • jaw
      • lambast
      • lambaste
      • lecture
      • rag
      • rebuke
      • remonstrate
      • reprehension
      • reprimand
      • reproval
      • scold
      • scolding
      • telling off

    Similar words in the reproof

      • reproof
      • reproof's
      • reproofed
      • reproofing
      • reproofs

    Hyponyms for the word reproof

      • admonishment
      • admonition
      • bawling out
      • berating
      • blowing up
      • brush down
      • castigate
      • castigation
      • chasten
      • chastening
      • chastise
      • chastisement
      • chewing out
      • chiding
      • correct
      • correction
      • dressing down
      • earful
      • going-over
      • lecture
      • monition
      • objurgate
      • objurgation
      • reproach
      • riot act
      • scolding
      • speech
      • talking to
      • tell off
      • tongue-lashing
      • upbraiding
      • what for

    Hypernyms for the word reproof

      • criticise
      • criticism
      • criticize
      • knock
      • pick apart
      • unfavorable judgment

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