Associations to the word «Reproof»

REPROOF, noun. Act or instance of reproving; a rebuke.

REPROOF, verb. To proof again.

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".