Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reproof

/ɹɪˈpɹuːf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: re-proof
IPA: /ɹɪˈpɹuːf/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To proof again.

Example Sentences

"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."
"On at least one such occasion, in L.N.E.R. days, I discovered later that what I had written was precisely what the authorities wanted to be said, though it would have been highly impolitic for my chief to have given me this information rather than the formal reproof that I received!"
"We need to reproof the book before publication."

Etymology

From Old French reprove, from reprover. See reprove.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: reprove

Usage

Inflected Forms

reproofs (plural) reproofs (present, singular) reproofing (participle, present) reproofed (participle, past) reproofed (past) re-proof (alternative)

Synonyms

rebuke reproval reprehension reprimand admonish reprove

Rhymes With

proof roof smoke proof oof woof spoof hoof aloof goof poof doof floof

Questions

How do you pronounce reproof?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpɹuːf/.
What does reproof mean?: An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.
Where does reproof come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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