Reproof
Re`proof´ Pronunciation: r?-pr??f´
| n. | 1. | Refutation; confutation; contradiction. |
| 2. | An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach. |
| Noun | 1. |  reproof - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" |
| Verb | 1. | 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" Synonyms: call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, scold, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag |