reproval C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment 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 Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Ethics & Social Judgment - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown