reproach


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reproach
v. blame, accuse; reprove, rebuke, admonish; censure, condemn; cause discredit, cause disgrace
 
n. reproof, accusation, blame; act of admonishing, act of rebuking; cause for placing blame, cause for admonition

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reproach

Noun
1. a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"
(hypernym) rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
(hyponym) self-reproach, self-reproof
2. disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"
(hypernym) shame, disgrace, ignominy

Verb
1. express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
(synonym) upbraid
(hypernym) accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate
(derivation) upbraider, reprover, reproacher, rebuker


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reproach
v. vytknout; obvinit
 
n. výtka; obvinění

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reproach
Czas. zarzucać; winić
 
Rzecz. zarzut; wymówka; bez zarzutu

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Reproach
(v.)
The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as, severe reproach.
  
 
(v.)
An object of blame, censure, scorn, or derision.
  
 
(v.)
A cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace.
  
 
(v. t.)
To come back to, or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace upon; to disgrace.
  
 
(v. t.)
To attribute blame to; to allege something disgraceful against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely or contemptuously; to upbraid.
  

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