Definitions for reproach
rɪˈproʊtʃre·proach

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. reproachnoun

   a mild rebuke or criticism

   "words of reproach"

2. reproachverb

   disgrace or shame

   "he brought reproach upon his family"

3. reproach, upbraidverb

   express criticism towards

   "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reproachnoun

   A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.

2. reproachnoun

   Disgrace or shame.

3. reproachverb

   To criticize or rebuke someone.

4. reproachverb

   To disgrace, or bring shame upon someone.

5. Etymology: reprochier (Modern reprocher).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reproachnoun

   Censure; infamy; shame.

   Etymology: reproche, Fr. from the verb.

   With his reproach and odious menace,
   The knight emboiling in his haughty heart,
   Knit all his forces. Fairy Queen.

   If black scandal or foul-fac’d reproach
   Attend the sequel of your imposition,
   Your mere enforcement shall acquittance me. William Shakespeare.

   Thou, for the testimony of truth, hast borne
   Universal reproach. John Milton.

2. To REPROACHverb

   Etymology: reprocher, Fr.

   1. To censure in opprobrious terms, as a crime.

   Mezentius, with his ardour warm’d
   His fainting friends, reproach’d their shameful flight,
   Repell’d the victors. John Dryden, Æneis.

   The French writers do not burden themselves too much with plot, which has been reproached to them as a fault. Dry.

   2. To charge with a fault in severe language.

   If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye. 1 Peter iv. 14.

   That shame
   There sit not, and reproach us as unclean. John Milton.

   3. To upbraid in general.

   These things are grievous; the upbraiding of house-room, and reproaching of the lender. Ecclus. xxix. 28.

   The very regret of being surpassed in any valuable quality, by a person of the same abilities with ourselves, will reproach our own laziness, and even shame us into imitation. John Rogers.

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1. reproach

   Reproach generally refers to an expression of disapproval, criticism, or disappointment in someone's behavior, action, or decision; or the act of accusing or blaming someone, often in a manner that displays one's own disapproval or disappointment. It can also be considered as a cause or source of disgrace or shame. This term can be used as both a noun and a verb in sentences.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.4 / 17 votes

1. Reproachverb

   to come back to, or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace upon; to disgrace

2. Reproachverb

   to attribute blame to; to allege something disgraceful against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely or contemptuously; to upbraid

3. Reproach

   the act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as, severe reproach

4. Reproach

   a cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace

5. Reproach

   an object of blame, censure, scorn, or derision

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reproach

   rē-prōch′, v.t. to cast in one's teeth: to censure severely: to upbraid: to revile: to treat with contempt.—n. the act of reproaching: reproof: censure: blame in opprobrious language: disgrace: occasion of blame: an object of scorn.—adj. Reproach′able, deserving reproach: opprobrious.—n. Reproach′ableness.—adv. Reproach′ably.—n. Reproach′er.—adj. Reproach′ful, full of reproach or blame: abusive: scurrilous: bringing reproach: shameful: disgraceful.—adv. Reproach′fully.—n. Reproach′fulness.—adj. Reproach′less, without reproach.—The Reproaches, antiphons chanted in R.C. churches on Good Friday after the prayers which succeed the Gospel of the Passion, their subject the ingratitude of the Jews in rejecting and crucifying Christ. [Fr. reprocher—re-, back, proche, near—L. propius, comp. of prope, near.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. reproach

   calling one to account for something done or said

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on December 24, 2014  

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1. Reproach

   Approach vs. Reproach -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Approach and Reproach.

Matched Categories

1. • Accuse
   • Rebuke

How to pronounce reproach?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say reproach in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reproach in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reproach in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of reproach in a Sentence

1. Demosthenes:

   He who receives a favour must retain a recollection of it for all time to come; but he who confers should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid and ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred on him, and to talk of it, is little different from a reproach.

2. Epictetus, Enchiridion:

   It is the action of an uninstructed person to reproach others for his own misfortune; of one entering instruction, to reproach himself; and one perfectly instructed, to reproach neither others nor himself.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   The FEC was created back in 1974 in the wake of Watergate. That was a period during which our Democratic colleagues had overwhelming majorities in the House and Senate, they could have crafted the FEC any way they chose to. But they realized that it ought to be evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. It was broad bipartisan understanding that the new panel needed to be beyond reproach. That's why it was built with an even-numbered membership.

4. Charles Horton Cooley:

   It is partly to avoid consciousness of greed that we prefer to associate with those who are at least as greedy as we ourselves. Those who consume much less are a reproach.

5. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

   The good and the generous action of which we feel incapable is a reproach when done by another.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reproach
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reproach
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=reproach
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reproach
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=reproach