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reproof::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproval |
| Type of | criticism, unfavorable judgment |
| Has types | bawling out, berating, blowing up, castigation, chastening, chastisement, chewing out, chiding, correction, dressing down, earful, going-over, lecture, monition, objurgation, reproach, riot act, scolding, speech, talking to, tongue-lashing, upbraiding, what for, admonishment, admonition |
Examples of reproof
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Livia was little kinder, and often sent him short, angry letters of reproof.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A Muslim chaplain must have the ability to speak against promiscuity without reproof.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Handling and ride are beyond reproof and the car is just as practical as any other Focus.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
Ms Kochanski outlines the arguments, with some quiet words of reproof.
From the economist.com
Her initiatives on the social front are infused with moral reproof.
From the time.com
But the serious tone of the reproof is rather undermined by the peal of laughter that follows.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Yet the words rang out Tuesday with the same ferocious reproof, and they seemed just as necessary.
From the charlotteobserver.com
This treatise is an affectionate reproof to William Longchamp the Chancellor, in his role as Bishop of Ely.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He's also the avenue for the note of moral reproof that inevitably seeps into what is a mostly straightforward show.
From the tv.nytimes.com
- Call on the carpet: 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"
- Rebuke: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
- Act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- A reproof may mean several different things, depending on what the artist intented to say. Some possibilities are: 1. that an original piece has been reworked so as to eliminate what was considered to be faulty. 2. a new negative has been made 3. ...
- Rebuke, correction, reproof, punishment, chastisement, conviction
- Lev 19:17 See also Lk 17:3; Gal 6:1-2
