reproof

English

Etymology 1

Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈpɹuːf/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• 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
• Spanish: reprobación (es)

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