4 example sentences using reproof.

Reproof used in a sentence

Reproof in a sentence as a noun

When reason fails, emotions rise, but I take your point and appreciate your reproof.

If you fail to do so, your reproof is likely to be ineffective, and may be counter productive.

Reproof in a sentence as a verb

Report/flag etcAlso: "A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

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Reproof definitions

noun

an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

See also: rebuke reproval reprehension reprimand

verb

censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

See also: rebuke trounce lecture reprimand scold chide berate