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Reproof vs Objection - What's the difference?

reproof | objection |

As nouns the difference between reproof and objection

is that reproof is act or instance of reproving; a rebuke while objection is the act of objecting.

As a verb reproof

is to proof again.

reproof

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act or instance of reproving; a rebuke.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To proof again.
    • We need to reproof the book before publication.

    Anagrams

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    objection

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of objecting.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author= Ed Pilkington
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}
  • A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to ).
  • (legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.

    • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often used with "objection": serious, conscientious, fatal, grave, etc. * Verbs often used with "objection": raise, make, meet, answer, etc.

    Related terms

    * objector