rə̇ˈprüf, rēˈp- noun
Etymology: Middle English reprof, repref, reprove, repreve, from Middle French reprove, repreuve, from Old French, from reprover to reprove
1. : censure for a fault : an expression of censure or blame : rebuke , reprimand
the latter action is almost like a reproof to the players — Warwick Braithwaite
pained by the severity of his father's reproof — Jane Austen
highly sensitive … and cannot bear reproof — Robert Littell
2. archaic : disproof , refutation
in … reproof and conviction of Roman errors — Jeremy Taylor