reprensione

Definitions of reprensione
  1. noun
    the act of disapproving or condemning
    synonyms: deplorazione, disapprovazione
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    antonyms:
    approvazione, benestare, omologazione, sanzione
    the formal act of approving
    types:
    censura, condanna, deplorazione
    (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
    denigrazione, deprecazione, detrazione, diffamazione
    the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
  2. noun
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
    synonyms: ammonimento, ammonizione, appunto, biasimo, cicchetto, lavata di capo, monito, rimprovero, riprensione, riprovazione, tirata d'orecchi
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    types:
    abbaiata, girata, sgridata
    rebuking a person harshly
    filippica, girata, omelia, paternale, predica, predicozzo, rabbuffo, ramanzina, richiamo, rimbrotto, sgridata
    a lengthy rebuke
    type of:
    critica, staffilata
    disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
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