Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Objurgation · Ob·jur·ga·tion · IPA 01 n. The act of objurgating; reproof. 1. The act of objurgating; reproof. “While the good lady was bestowing this objurgation on Mr. Ben Allen.” — Dickens. “With a strong objurgation of the elbow in his ribs.” — Landor.