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reprobation
noun[ U ]
formaluk /ˌrep.rəˈbeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌrep.rəˈbeɪ.ʃən/
the act of telling someone that you disapprove of their bad or silly behaviour:
You should be able to say which team you support without fear of reprobation, but that's not the case in this city.
She expressed her reprobation, but it had little effect.
He displayed his reprobation of the idea by rolling his eyes and sighing deeply.
Her expressions of reprobation fell on deaf ears as he just kept on misbehaving.
She had been subject to particular reprobation following the announcement.
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