reproof 
[rɪˈpruf]
n. [U,C](pl. ~s [~s] )
the act of reproving; a rebuke╱責罵;非難
He has received a sharp reproof for bad behavior. 他因行為不檢受到嚴厲的責罵。 She picked up the broken plate without a word of reproof to her daughter. 她收拾好打破的盤子,對女兒並沒有責罵之辭。 Reproof never does a wise man harm. [諺]嚴斥無損於智者。
單數: reproof
複數: reproofs
reprove v. 責罵,叱責
reproach n. 責罵
scolding n. 斥責
criticism n. 批評
