Reproof and Sanction

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Reproof noun - An often public or formal expression of disapproval.

Usage example: even in church we were not free from Mother's familiar reproof of our ingrained tendency to fidget in our seats

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Sanction is an antonym for reproof.

Nearby Word: reproofing

Sanction noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

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Reproof is an antonym for sanction.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

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