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reproval

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-proval
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of reproving.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English reprove Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English reproval From reprove + -al.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reprovals (plural)

Synonyms

rebuke reproof reprehension reprimand

Questions

What does reproval mean?
The act of reproving.
Where does reproval come from?
Etymology tree English reprove Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English reproval From reprove + -al.

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