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reproving

verb

Meaning

  1. To express disapproval.
  2. To criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
  3. To deny or reject (a feeling, behaviour, action etc.).
  4. To prove again.
  5. The act of giving a reproof.
  6. Expressing reproof; reproachful or admonishing.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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