Rebuke vs. Reprove
Difference Between Rebuke and Reprove
Rebukeverb
To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand.
Reproveverb
To express disapproval to (someone); criticize
reproved the children for making too much noise.Rebukeverb
To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example)
"a series of sweeping decisions that rebuked the investigators' presumptions" (Donald A. Ritchie).Reproveverb
To express disapproval about (something)
"Some bigger boys laughed. But Augustine angrily reproved their frivolity" (Richard Hughes).Rebukeverb
(Obsolete) To check or repress.
Reproveverb
(intransitive) to express disapproval.
Rebukenoun
An expression of strong disapproval.
Reproveverb
(transitive) to criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
Rebukenoun
A harsh criticism.
Reproveverb
(transitive) to deny or reject (a feeling, behaviour, action etc.).
Rebukeverb
To criticise harshly; to reprove.
Reproveverb
(transitive) To prove again.
Rebukenoun
an act or expression of criticism and censure;
he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his faceReproveverb
take to task;
He admonished the child for his bad behaviorRebukeverb
censure severely or angrily;
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's carThe deputy ragged the Prime MinisterThe customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
