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- Dictionaryreproach/rɪˈprəʊtʃ/
verb
- 1. express to (someone) one's disapproval of or disappointment in their actions: "critics reproachedhim for his failure to tackle the deficiency"
noun
- 1. the expression of disapproval or disappointment: "he gave her a look of reproach" Similar Opposite
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noun. re· proach ri-ˈprōch. Synonyms of reproach. 1. : an expression of rebuke or disapproval. 2. : the act or action of reproaching or disapproving. was beyond reproach. 3. a. : a cause or occasion of blame, discredit, or disgrace. b. : discredit, disgrace. 4. obsolete : one subjected to censure or scorn. reproachful. ri-ˈprōch-fəl. adjective.
to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected: His mother reproached him for not eating all his dinner. You have nothing to reproach your self for/with. Synonym. upbraid formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Chastising & rebuking. admonishingly. admonitory. barracking. bawl. coal. earbashing.
something that you say or do to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or for not doing what is expected: The look of reproach on his face made her feel guilty.
verb (used with object) to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure. Synonyms: criticize, condemn, reprehend, reprimand, abuse, chide. Antonyms: praise. to upbraid. to be a cause of blame or discredit to. Synonyms: shame.
1. to impute blame to (a person) for an action or fault; rebuke. 2. archaic. to bring disgrace or shame upon.
Reproach means to mildly criticize. If you show poor manners at your grandmother's dinner table, she will reproach you. The verb reproach means to express disapproval or criticism of; as a noun it means blame or criticism. If you are beyond reproach that means no one could find anything to criticize about you.
Definition of reproach noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a. An expression of blame or disapproval; a rebuke: a column that elicited many reproaches from readers. b. Blame or disapproval: frowned in mild reproach of what was said. 2. One that stands as a rebuke or blame: "His brow commenced to sweat—a reproach to all sluggards and idlers" (Henry David Thoreau). Idiom: above/beyond reproach.
Definitions of 'reproach' 1. If you reproach someone, you say or show that you are disappointed, upset, or angry because they have done something wrong. [...] 2. If you look at or speak to someone with reproach, you show or say that you are disappointed, upset, or angry because they have done something wrong. [...] 3.
to blame or criticize somebody for something that they have done or not done, because you are disappointed in them. reproach somebody Nobody has a right to reproach me. reproach somebody for (doing) something She was reproached by colleagues for leaking the story to the press.
