verb
- past tense and past participle of reprove; criticized or scolded someone for doing something wrong
Usage: formal
Examples
- The teacher reproved the student for talking during the lesson.
- She was reproved by her supervisor for arriving late to work.
- The judge reproved the lawyer for his inappropriate behavior in court.
- His mother gently reproved him for forgetting to call.
- The committee reproved the member for violating the rules.
- He felt ashamed after being reproved in front of his colleagues.