'Reproof' definitions:
Definition of 'reproof'
From: WordNet
noun
An act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand]
verb
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" [syn: 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]
Definition of 'Reproof'
From: GCIDE
- Reproof \Re*proof"\ (r?-pr??f"), n. [OE. reproef. See Proof, Reprove.]
- 1. Refutation; confutation; contradiction. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach. [1913 Webster]
- Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; rebuke; censure; blame. See Admonition. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reproof'
From: Moby Thesaurus