REPROOF Synonyms

• an act or expression of criticism and censure

• rebuke formally

• censure severely or angrily

• a firm rebuke

• cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

• a firm rebuke

• a severe rebuke

• an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

• a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

• expletives used informally as intensifiers

• put or pin the blame on

• harass with constant criticism

• attribute responsibility to

• a severe scolding

• verbal punishment

• harsh criticism or disapproval

• the state of being excommunicated

• rebuke formally

• an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable

• (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)

• an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

• the condition of being strongly disapproved of

• (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

• disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

• a serious examination and judgment of something

• a written evaluation of a work of literature

• a public act of denouncing

• a mild rebuke or criticism

• disgrace or shame

• express criticism towards

• expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

• rebuking a person harshly

• a severe scolding

• advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

• warn strongly; put on guard

• take to task

• an act or expression of criticism and censure

• an act or expression of criticism and censure

• take to task