It was then that my father's reproof had come home to me.
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Reproof
//ɹɪˈpɹuːf//
Synonyms for "reproof" (38 found)
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3 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 15 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἐλεγμός noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Arabic
1 entries- عِتَاب noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Armenian
1 entries- սաստ noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Bulgarian
2 entries- порицание noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
- укор noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Dutch
2 entries- berisping noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
- verwijt noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Finnish
1 entries- moite noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
German
2 entries- Ermahnung noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
- Vorwurf noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Icelandic
1 entries- ávítur noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Irish
1 entries- spreagadh noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Manx
1 entries- oghsan noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Polish
2 entries- baty noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
- cięgi noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Russian
4 entries- вы́говор noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
- замеча́ние noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
- о́тповедь noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
- порица́ние noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- cronachadh noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
- càineadh noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
- trod noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Spanish
1 entries- reprobación noun (act or instance of reproving; a rebuke)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
It was then that my fathers reproof had come home to me.
Source: tatoeba (318918)
"Your humility, Mr. Bingley," said Elizabeth, "must disarm reproof."
Source: tatoeba (10074184)
He who loves instruction loves knowledge, but whoever hates reproof is an ignoramus.
Source: tatoeba (10693018)
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