Vi fant 3 definisjoner av reproof på engelsk.
Noun |
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| reproof - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" | ||
| rebuke, reproval, reprehension, reprimand | ||
| unfavorable judgment, criticism a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" | ||
| riot act a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them | ||
| chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing rebuking a person harshly | ||
| what for a strong reprimand | ||
| bawling out, chewing out, dressing down, upbraiding, castigation, earful, going-over verbal punishment | ||
| berating, blowing up a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" | ||
| reproach a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach" | ||
| talking to, lecture, speech teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) | ||
| chastening, chastisement, correction the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right | ||
Verb |
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| reproof - 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" | ||
| call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast | ||
| pick apart, criticise, criticize, knock act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either" | ||
| chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" | ||
| brush down, tell off reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" | ||
