Associations to the word «Reproof»

Wiktionary

REPROOF, noun. Act or instance of reproving; a rebuke.
REPROOF, verb. To proof again.

Dictionary definition

REPROOF, noun. An act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face".
REPROOF, 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".

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle