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reproof

noun

• rebuke
• reproval
• reprehension
• reprimand
• criticism
• unfavorable judgment

verb

• call on the carpet
• take to task
• rebuke
• rag
• trounce
• lecture
• reprimand
• jaw
• dress down
• call down
• scold
• chide
• berate
• bawl out
• remonstrate
• chew out
• chew up
• have words
• lambaste
• lambast
• criticise
• criticize
• knock
• pick apart

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