n. the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of reprehending; reproof; censure; blame.
n.Synonyms Monition, etc. See admonition.
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n. an act or expression of criticism and censure
Word Usage
"Where Avicenna views comedy as the art of reprehension, we might wonder if this implies a fundamental recoognition of determina/monstrum, of that which “should not” happen."