Definitions for REPROOF
rɪˈprufre·proof

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimandverb

   an act or expression of criticism and censure

   "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

2. 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, lambastverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reproofnoun

   Act or instance of reproving; a rebuke.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reproofnoun

   Etymology: from reprove.

   1. Blame to the face; reprehension.

   Good Sir John, as you have one eye upon my follies, turn another into the register of your own, that I may pass with a reproof the easier. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   Fear not the anger of the wise to raise;
   Those best can bear reproof, who merit praise. Alexander Pope.

   2. Censure; slander. Out of use.

   Why, for thy sake, have I suffer’d reproof? shame hath covered my face. Psalm lxix. 7.

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1. reproof

   Reproof is an expression of blame or disapproval. It is often a type of criticism or rebuke for wrongdoing or misconduct.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Reproofnoun

   refutation; confutation; contradiction

2. Reproofnoun

   an expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reproof

   rē-prōōf′, n. a reproving or blaming: rebuke: censure: reprehension.—adj. Reprovable (-ōōv′-), deserving reproof, blame, or censure.—n. Reprov′ableness.—adv. Reprov′ably.—n. Repro′val, the act of reproving: reproof.—v.t. Reprove′, to condemn: to chide: to convict: to censure: to disprove or refute.—ns. Repro′ver; Repro′ving.—adv. Repro′vingly. [O. Fr. reprover (Fr. réprouver)—L. reprobāre, the opposite of approbāre (cf. Approve)—re-, off, probāre, to try.]

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1. proofer

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of REPROOF in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of REPROOF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of REPROOF in a Sentence

1. R Chamberlain:

   Harsh reproof is like a violent storm, soon washed down the channel; but friendly admonitions, like a small shower, pierce deep, and bring forth better reformation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=REPROOF
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reproof
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=REPROOF
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/REPROOF
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=REPROOF