reproof
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Definitions
                    Noun
                    
                an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
                
                    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"
                Synonyms
                    bawl out
                    berate
                    call down
                    call on the carpet
                    chew out
                    chew up
                    chide
                    dress down
                    have words
                    jaw
                    lambast
                    lambaste
                    lecture
                    rag
                    rebuke
                    remonstrate
                    reprehension
                    reprimand
                    reproval
                    scold
                    take to task
                    trounce
            
            More Specific Terms
                    admonishment
                    admonition
                    bawling out
                    berating
                    blowing up
                    brush down
                    castigate
                    castigation
                    chasten
                    chastening
                    chastise
                    chastisement
                    chewing out
                    chiding
                    correct
                    correction
                    dressing down
                    earful
                    going-over
                    lecture
                    monition
                    objurgate
                    objurgation
                    reproach
                    riot act
                    scolding
                    speech
                    talking to
                    tell off
                    tongue-lashing
                    upbraiding
                    what for