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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley