Meanings
reproof1
plural reproofs
- countableuncountableAn act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.
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 131 more example
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
reproof2
present singular third person reproofs · participle present reproofing · participle past reproofed · past reproofed · alternative re-proof
- To proof again.
We need to reproof the book before publication.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan act or expression of criticism and censure
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
reproof · noun
- Old Frenchreprove
- Englishreproof
From Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.
More words from Old French
Full word history & related roots →reproof · verb
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishproof
- Englishreproof
Translations
Ancient Greek ἐλεγμός
- ἐλεγμός (elegmós)act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Arabic عِتَاب
- عِتَاب (ʕitāb)act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Bulgarian укор, порицание
- укор (ukor)act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- порицание (poricanie)act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Dutch berisping, verwijt
- berispingact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- verwijtact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Finnish moite
- moiteact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
German Ermahnung, Vorwurf
- Ermahnungact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- Vorwurfact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Icelandic ávítur
- ávíturact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Irish spreagadh
- spreagadhact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Polish baty, cięgi
- batyact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- cięgiact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Russian о́тповедь, замеча́ние
- о́тповедь (ótpovedʹ)act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- замеча́ние (zamečánije)act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- вы́говор (výgovor)act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- порица́ние (poricánije)act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- упрёк (uprjók)act or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Scottish Gaelic trod, cronachadh
- trodact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- cronachadhact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
- càineadhact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Spanish reprobación
- reprobaciónact or instance of reproving; a rebuke
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with reproof
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Cite this entry
reproof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reproof
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