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reproach

re·proach
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-prohch]
    • /rɪˈproʊtʃ/
    • /rɪˈprəʊtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-prohch]
    • /rɪˈproʊtʃ/

Definitions of reproach word

  • verb with object reproach to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure. 1
  • verb with object reproach to upbraid. 1
  • verb with object reproach to be a cause of blame or discredit to. 1
  • noun reproach blame or censure conveyed in disapproval: a term of reproach. 1
  • noun reproach an expression of upbraiding, censure, or reproof. 1
  • noun reproach disgrace, discredit, or blame incurred: to bring reproach on one's family. 1

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Origin of reproach

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; (noun) late Middle English reproche < Old French, derivative of reprochier to reproach < Vulgar Latin *repropiāre to bring back near, equivalent to Latin re- re- + Late Latin -propiāre (derivative of Latin prope near; see approach); (v.) late Middle English reprochen < Old French reprochier

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Parts of speech for Reproach

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reproach popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

reproach usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for reproach

verb reproach

  • abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
  • animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
  • attainted — Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
  • bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
  • be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.

noun reproach

  • admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
  • admonition — An admonition is a warning or criticism about someone's behaviour.
  • bad name — Used other than as an idiom: see bad,‎ name.
  • black list — a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc.: His record as an anarchist put him on the government's blacklist.
  • brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.

Antonyms for reproach

verb reproach

  • acclaim — If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
  • admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
  • aggrandize — To aggrandize someone means to make them seem richer, more powerful, and more important than they really are. To aggrandize a building means to make it more impressive.
  • appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
  • beat the drum — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.

noun reproach

  • canonization — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
  • deification — If you talk about the deification of someone or something, you mean that they are regarded with very great respect and are not criticized at all.
  • honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
  • immortalization — to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
  • incorruption — the quality or condition of being incorrupt.

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