apóstrofe

Definitions of apóstrofe
  1. noun
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
    synonyms: corrección, reconvención, reprensión, reprobación, salmorejo
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    cante, carda, regañina, regaño, repulsa
    rebuking a person harshly
    andanada, increpación, repaso
    a severe scolding
    bronca
    a severe rebuke
    censura, reproche, vituperio
    a mild rebuke or criticism
    discurso, sermón
    a lengthy rebuke
    castigo
    a rebuke for making a mistake
    admonición, amonestación
    a firm rebuke
    autocensura, autoreproche
    the act of blaming yourself
    acusación, culpa
    a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
    type of:
    crítica, reproche
    disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
  2. noun
    the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
    synonyms: apóstrofo
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    type of:
    signo de puntuación
    the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
  3. noun
    address to an absent or imaginary person
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    type of:
    figura retórica
    a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
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