Etymology: (1300–50; ME reprof < OF reprove, der. of reprover to reprove)
Definition of 'reproof'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand an act or expression of criticism and censure "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
2. (verb)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 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"
Definitions of reproof 
Afrikaans: waarskuwings
Arabic: تَوْبيخ، تَأنيب
Bulgarian: порицание
Brazilian: repreensão
Czech: výčitka
German: die Rüge
Danish: irettesættelse
Greek: επίπληξη
Spanish: reprobación, reprensión
Estonian: etteheide
Farsi: سرزنش؛ انتقاد
Finnish: nuhde
French: réprimande
Hebrew: תוֹכֵחָה
Hindi: निन्दा
Croatian: prijekor, ukor
Hungarian: feddés
Indonesian: teguran
Icelandic: ávítur
Italian: rimprovero
Japanese: 非難
Korean: 책망, 질책, 비난
Lithuanian: priekaištas
Latvian: pārmetums; aizrādījums
Malay: ingatan
Dutch: terechtwijzing
Norwegian: irettesettelse
Polish: nagana
Persian: سرزنش؛ انتقاد
Pashto: غندنه، رټنه، سپكونه، ګرمو
Portuguese: repreensão
Romanian: reproş
Russian: порицание; выговор
Slovak: výčitka, pokarhanie
Slovenian: opomin
Serbian: prigovor
Swedish: förebråelse, tillrättavis
Thai: การตำหนิติเตียน
Turkish: azarlama
Taiwanese: 責備
Ukrainian: догана; докір
Urdu: ملامت
Vietnamese: sự khiển trách
Chinese: 责备
