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- Dictionaryreproval/rɪˈpruːvl/
noun
- 1. the expression of blame or disapproval: "her behaviour was immature, which attracted her father's reproval"
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When you criticize or reprimand someone, you express reproval. Your parents' reproval will be understandable if you borrow their car without asking and then drive it into a tree. A judge may convey her reproval to a defendant who's found guilty with an especially harsh sentence.
1. To express disapproval to (someone); criticize: reproved the children for making too much noise. See Synonyms at admonish. 2. To express disapproval about (something): "Some bigger boys laughed. But Augustine angrily reproved their frivolity" (Richard Hughes).
Reproval definition: the act of reproving. . See examples of REPROVAL used in a sentence.
REPROVAL definition: the act of reproving | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
noun. The act of reproving. Wiktionary. Synonyms: reprehension. reproof. rebuke. reprimand. Other Word Forms of Reproval. Noun. Singular: reproval. Plural: reprovals. Find Similar Words. Find similar words to reproval using the buttons below. Words Starting With. Words Ending With. Unscrambles. Words Starting With R and Ending With L.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun reproval. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
the expression of blame or disapproval:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
REPROVAL definition: the act of reproving | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use reproval in a sentence The humanity of the Fields would not utter a word of reproval to either of us.
reproof /rɪˈpruːf/, reproval /rɪˈpruːvəl/ n. an act or expression of rebuke or censure. Etymology: 14th Century reproffe, from Old French reprove, from Late Latin reprobāre to disapprove of; see reprobate. 'reproval' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): reproof.
