Reproval
Rebuke
Admonishment
Synonyms: Admonishment, berating, castigation, comeuppance, earful, going-over, lesson, ostracism, rap, refusal, reprehension, repulse, scolding, upbraiding, affliction, blame, chiding, correction, expostulation, lecture, objurgation, put down, rating, remonstrance, reproof, row, and tongue-lashing.
Example Sentences
Her tone carried a hint of reproval.
The teacher’s reproval silenced the noisy class.
He accepted the reproval without argument.
A look of reproval passed over her face.
The manager's reproval was firm but fair.
She spoke with quiet reproval after the mistake.
The reproval stung more than he expected.
His actions deserved reproval from the community.
The letter was filled with formal reproval.
He avoided his father’s reproval by staying silent.