reproach
1re·proach
noun \ri-ˈprōch\Definition of REPROACH
1
: an expression of rebuke or disapproval
2
: the act or action of reproaching or disapproving <was beyond reproach>
4
obsolete : one subjected to censure or scorn
— re·proach·ful \-fəl\ adjective
— re·proach·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
— re·proach·ful·ness noun
See Examples of REPROACH
- She looked at him with reproach.
- Accusations and reproaches from both parties made it difficult to pursue discussions.
- His conduct has brought shame and reproach to his family.
- A bug in the logic of a design, though discovered and fixed in the lab, stands as a slight reproach to the designer. —Tracy Kidder, The Soul of a New Machine, 1981
- Yes, he told them, when he came, it was quite true that they would have to pay interest. And then Teta Elzbieta broke forth into protestations and reproaches, so that the people outside stopped and peered in at the window. —Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, 1906
- “He's the finest boy in England,” the father said in a tone of reproach to her, “and you don't seem to care for him, Becky, as much as you do for your spaniel. …” —William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1847
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Origin of REPROACH
Middle English reproche, from Anglo-French, from reprocher to reproach, from Vulgar Latin *repropiare to bring close, show, from Latin re- + prope near — more at approach
First Known Use: 14th century
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