reproof : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: reproof	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reproof n an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" Synonym(s): rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand v 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" Synonym(s): call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reproof \Reproof"\ (r?-pr??f"), n. [OE. reproef. See {Proof}, {Reprove}.] 1. Refutation; confutation; contradiction. [Obs.] 2. An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach. Those best can bear reproof* who merit praise. --Pope. Syn: Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; rebuke; censure; blame. See {Admonition}.