unfavorable judgment vs reproof

reproof vs unfavorable judgment

unfavorable judgment and reproof both are nouns.

unfavorable judgment is not a verb while reproof is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unfavorable judgment	Yes	No	No	No
reproof	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, reproof is a hyponym of unfavorable judgment; that is, reproof is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unfavorable judgment:

unfavorable judgment: disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
reproof: an act or expression of criticism and censure

Other hyponyms of unfavorable judgment include attack, brickbat, carping, faultfinding, attack, blast, fire, flack, flak, thrust, potshot, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproval, slating, static, stricture, deprecatio.

unfavorable judgment (noun)	reproof (noun)
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings	an act or expression of criticism and censure

unfavorable judgment (verb)	reproof (verb)
	take to task

Difference between unfavorable judgment and reproof

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