Reproof

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act, an instance, or an expression of reproving; a rebuke.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Act or instance of reproving; a rebuke.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Refutation; confutation; contradiction.
  • n. An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Reproach; blame.
  • n. The act of one who reproves; expression of blame or censure addressed to a person; blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; reprehension; rebuke; reprimand.
  • n. Disproof; confutation; refutation.
  • n. Synonyms Monition, Reprehension, etc. See admonition and censure.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. censure severely or angrily
  • n. an act or expression of criticism and censure
  • Cross Reference
    censure   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    admonition    chiding    censure    reprimand    rebuke    reprehension    blame    refutation    confutation    contradiction   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rebuke    reproach    censure    admonition    remonstrance    disapproval    sarcasm    disdain    reprimand    derision