reproval C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /rɪˈpruvl/ UK /rɪˈpruːvl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an expression of blame or disapproval A glance of reproval was enough to silence him. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an expression of blame or... rebukereproofreprimandcensurereproachadmonition ↔ Opposites praisecommendationapproval Word family Related forms reprovereproof Etymology AI details From reprove + -al; reprove from Old French reprover, from Late Latin reprobare ('to disapprove'), from re- ('opposite') + probare ('to approve'). reprobare Latin probare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # reproval **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /rɪˈpruvl/ **IPA (UK):** /rɪˈpruːvl/ ## Meanings 1. an expression of blame or disapproval ## Examples - A glance of reproval was enough to silence him. ## Synonyms - rebuke - reproof - reprimand - censure - reproach - admonition ## Antonyms - praise - commendation - approval ## Related Forms - reprove - reproof ## Roots and Affixes - Root: reprobare - Root: probare ## Etymology From reprove + -al; reprove from Old French reprover, from Late Latin reprobare ('to disapprove'), from re- ('opposite') + probare ('to approve'). ## AI Etymology Reproval comes from reprove + -al; reprove from Old French reprover, from Late Latin reprobare ('to disapprove'), from re- ('opposite') + probare ('to approve'). The historical chain includes Latin reprobare and Latin probare. The quoted older senses, "to disapprove", "opposite", and "to approve", supply the semantic anchors for reproval. The formation is best read as suffixal, compound, and borrowed: the word reproval carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "an expression of blame or disapproval". Related English forms include reprove and reproof. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown