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reproof

noun as in censure

noun as in an oral or written statement intended to censure

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Example Sentences

Instead of the Clintonian chuckle of disbelief we got the sour grimace of silent reproof.

It was a reproof, from the young woman who always so thoughtfully studied the feelings of everybody.

But even such reproof may be carried too far as on one occasion I found to my dismay.

Perhaps some sense of shame was stirring within him, for no reproof rose to his trembling, bibulous lips.

Its truths, so simple and yet so grand, were at once a guide and a reproof to keep her feet from straying from the narrow way.

Weston recognized the reproof in this, and stood silent a moment or two until she spoke again.

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On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to reproof, such as: blame, criticism, disapprobation, disapproval, and objection.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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