English to English
reproof
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noun (n)
- an act or expression of criticism and censure(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- Refutation; confutation; contradiction.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- censure severely or angrily(verb.communication)Synonym:
bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scoldsource: wordnet30