Reproof Definition

rĭ-pro͝of
reproofs
noun
reproofs
The act of reproving or something said in reproving; rebuke; censure.
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verb
reproofs

To proof again.

We need to reproof the book before publication.
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Other Word Forms of Reproof

Noun

Singular:
reproof
Plural:
reproofs

Origin of Reproof

  • Middle English reprof variant of reprove, repreve from Old French reprueve from reprover to find fault with reprove

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Reproof Sentence Examples

  • Listen to every zephyr for some reproof, for it is surely there, and he is unfortunate who does not hear it.

  • You can also use eye contact to signal mild reproof.

  • I am sorry to find that I have been mistaken. ' Weak as she was, Emily had spirit enough to feel the reproof.

  • By his expression, Scipius clearly thought the same thing, but the demure look on the girl's face disarmed reproof.

  • A holy life is a voice; it speaks when the tongue is silent and is either a constant attraction or a perpetual reproof.

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Words Starting With

RREREP

Words Ending With

FOFOOF

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Words Starting With R and Ending With F

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