reproof

reproof

English

Etymology 1

Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈpɹuːf/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -uːf

Noun

reproof (countable and uncountable, plural reproofs)

1. An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.
   • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 13:

     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.

Translations

act or instance of reproving; a rebuke

Armenian: սաստ (hy) (sast) Bulgarian: укор (bg) m (ukor), порицание (bg) n (poricanie) Dutch: berisping (nl) f, verwijt (nl) n Finnish: moite (fi) German: Ermahnung (de) f, Vorwurf (de) m Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 f (gasahts) Greek: Ancient: ἐλεγμός m (elegmós) Icelandic: ávítur n pl Irish: spreagadh m Manx: oghsan f Polish: baty (pl) m pl, cięgi m pl Russian: о́тповедь (ru) f (ótpovedʹ), замеча́ние (ru) n (zamečánije), вы́говор (ru) m (výgovor), порица́ние (ru) n (poricánije), упрёк (ru) m (uprjók) Scottish Gaelic: trod m or f, cronachadh m, càineadh m

Etymology 2

re- +‎ proof

Alternative forms

• re-proof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈpɹuːf/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uːf

Verb

reproof (third-person singular simple present reproofs, present participle reproofing, simple past and past participle reproofed)

1. To proof again.

   We need to reproof the book before publication.

Anagrams

• proofer