reproof en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ɹɪˈpɹuːf/
Etymology
From Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.
On at least one such occasion, in L.N.E.R. days, I discovered later that what I had written was precisely what the authorities wanted to be said, though it would have been highly impolitic for my chief to have given me this information rather than the formal reproof that I received!
1956 January, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 4:You could not give me a greater reproof for the mistake I fell into. It was all my doing, I know. I have not forgotten it, I assure you.
1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reproofs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (25)
gv oghsan (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · es reprobación (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · nl berisping (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · de Ermahnung (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · pl cięgi (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · ru порица́ние (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · gd trod (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · ga spreagadh (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · ru о́тповедь (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · gd cronachadh (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · grc ἐλεγμός (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · pl baty (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · bg укор (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · bg порицание (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · is ávítur (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · hy սաստ (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · ru замеча́ние (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · ru вы́говор (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · gd càineadh (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · de Vorwurf (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · nl verwijt (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · ru упрёк (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · ar عِتَاب (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke) · fi moite (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)