- an act or expression of rebuke or censure
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re•proof /rɪˈpruf/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] the act of criticizing, blaming, or correcting.
- [countable] an expression of such criticism, blame, or correction.
re•proof
(ri pro̅o̅f′),USA pronunciation n.
re•proof′less, adj.
- the act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking.
- an expression of censure or rebuke.
- Old French reprove, derivative of reprover to reprove
- Middle English reprof 1300–50
- 1. rebuke, reproach, remonstrance, chiding.
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reproof /rɪˈpruːf/, reproval /rɪˈpruːvəl/ n
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re-proof /riːˈpruːf/ vb (transitive)
- to treat (a coat, jacket, etc) so as to renew its texture, waterproof qualities, etc
- to provide a new proof of (a book, galley, etc)
'reproof' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blame
- correction
- remonstrance
- reprehension
- reprimand
- reproach
- sermon
- tyke
- well
- admonition
- censure
- condemnation
- lay
- lecture
- lesson
- rebuke
- reprehensible
- reprovable
- reproval
- re-prove
- upbraiding
- wigging
- scolding
- self-reproof
- snap
- squirm