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exprobration (n.)

1520s, "act of upbraiding;" 1540s, "a reproachful utterance," from Latin exprobrationem (nominative exprobratio), noun of action from past-participle stem of exprobrare "to make a matter of reproach," from ex "out" (see ex-) + probrum "shameful deed" (see opprobrious).

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