English-Thai Dictionary

reproof

N การ ตำหนิติเตียน  censure rebuke reprimand kan-tam-ni-ti-tian

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REPROOF

n.[from reprove. ] 1. Blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; reprehension.
Those best can bear reproof, who merit praise.
He that hateth reproof is brutish. Proverbs 12:1.
2. Blame cast; censure directed to a person.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

REPROOF

Re *proof " (r-prf "), n. Etym: [OE. reproef. See Proof, Reprove. ]

 

1. Refutation; confutation; contradiction. [Obs. ]

 

2. An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach. Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. Pope.

 

Syn. -- Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; rebuke; censure; blame. See Admonition.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

reproof

re proof |riˈpro͞of rəˈpruf | ▶noun an expression of blame or disapproval: she welcomed him with a mild reproof for leaving her alone | a look of reproof. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French reprove, from reprover ‘reprove. ’ Early senses included ‘ignominy, personal shame, ’ and ‘scorn. ’

 

reproof

reproof 2 |riːˈpruːf | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 Brit. make (a garment ) waterproof again. 2 make a fresh proof of (printed matter ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

reproof

reproof 1 |rɪˈpruːf | ▶noun an expression of blame or disapproval: she welcomed him with a mild reproof for leaving her alone | [ mass noun ] : a look of reproof. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French reprove, from reprover ‘reprove ’. Early senses included ‘ignominy, personal shame ’ and ‘scorn ’.

 

reproof

reproof 2 |riːˈpruːf | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 Brit. make (a garment ) waterproof again. 2 make a fresh proof of (printed matter ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

reproof

reproof noun he muttered a reproof: rebuke, reprimand, reproach, admonishment, admonition; disapproval, censure, criticism, condemnation; informal dressing down.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

reproof

reproof noun he muttered a reproof | he clicked his tongue at her in mock reproof: rebuke, reprimand, reproach, admonishment, admonition, reproval, remonstration; disapproval, disapprobation, criticism, censure, blame, condemnation, fault-finding; informal telling-off, rap over the knuckles, slap on the wrist, dressing down, blast; Brit. informal ticking-off, wigging; Austral. /NZ informal serve; Brit. vulgar slang bollocking; dated rating; rare reprehension. ANTONYMS approval, praise.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

reproof

re proof /rɪprúːf /名詞 複 ～s /-s /｟かたく ｠1 U (過ちに対する )非難 , 批判 , 叱責 （しっせき ）▸ in gentle reproof やんわりと非難して .2 C 非難 [批判 ]の言葉 , 小言 .