reproval
51reprimand — I. v. a. Reprove, censure, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, chide, upbraid, blame, admonish, find fault with. II. n. Reproof, reprehension, censure, rebuke, reproach, blame, admonition, reprobation, reproval …
52abuse — v 1. misuse, misemploy, misapply, misappropriate; wrong, aggrieve, Inf. shaft, Inf. give [s.o.] the shaft, disrespect, Sl. do [s.o.] dirty, Sl. kick [s.o.] around; profane, pervert, prostitute; exploit, impose upon, take advantage of, walk all… …
53admonition — n 1. counsel, advice, Archaic. dissuasion; caution, warning, monition, notice; forewarning, prediction. 2. reproof, reproval, remonstrance, expostulation; censure, blame, reprehension; scolding, chiding, rap on the knuckles, rebuke, upbraiding,… …
54damnation — n 1. condemnation, denunciation, commination, objurgation; censure, criticism, castiga tion, reproval. 2. excommunication; bell, book, and candle; proscription, exile, ban. 3. curse, U.S. Inf. cuss, oath, Archaic. malison, anathema, execration,… …
55invective — n 1. diatribe, tirade, philippic, denunciation; disparagement, discrediting, depreciation, deprecation, insinuation, belittlement, minimization; objurgation, fulmination, contumely, berating, upbraiding, scolding, tongue lashing; castigation,… …
56lecture — n 1. speech, talk, address, discourse, prelection, sermon, homily; commentary, comment, descant, exposition, expose, elucidation, explanation, exegesis, explication; dissertation, treatise, tract, tractate, thesis, essay, paper; oration,… …
57lesson — n 1. assignment, homework, exercise, practice, Inf. day s ration; instruction, teaching, studies; lecture, reading, recitation; example, theorem, axiom, truth, proof, dogma; portion, stint, job, duty, obligation, charge, responsibility. 2.… …
58remonstrance — n 1. protestation, expostulation, remonstration; objection, dissent, disagreement, non concurrence, noncompliance, nonconformance; disapproval, disapprobation, deprecation; reproach, rebuke, reproof, censure, blame; criticism, reprimand,… …
59reprimand — n 1. reproof, reproval, reproach, rebuke, rating; castigation, upbraiding, Inf. dressing down, Inf. trimming, scolding, U.S. Inf. bawling out, tongue lashing, hell; chastisement, rap on the knuckles, slap on the face; talking to, lecture,… …
60reproof — n reproval, rebuke, reproach, scolding, censure, reprehension, condemnation, reprimand. See reprimand(def. 1) …
