Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
reproach en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈpɹoʊt͡ʃ/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ɹɪˈpɹəʊtʃ/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *pro-
Proto-Italic *pro-
Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *priHós
Proto-Italic *prijos
Proto-Italic *proprijos
Latin proprius
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin propriō
Vulgar Latin *repropiō
Old French reprochierbor.
Middle English reprochen
English reproach
From Middle English reprochen, from Old French reprochier (Modern French reprocher).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
My father made no reproach in his letters and only took notice of my science by inquiring into my occupations more particularly than before.
1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2011:
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(countable, uncountable) Disgrace or shame.
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(countable) An object of scorn.
Forms
Deriveds
self-reproach · beyond reproach · reproachful · reproachless
Synonyms
obloquy · opprobrium
Translations (117)
fa-ira سَرْزَنِش (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · cs hanba (disgrace or shame) · az qaxınc (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · it vergogna (disgrace or shame) · sv förebråelse (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · bg у́прек (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · pt vergonha (disgrace or shame) · nl berisping (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · tg таъна (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · cmn 責備 /责备 (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · cmn 批评 (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ka საყვედური (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · it reprimenda (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · uk со́ром (disgrace or shame) · ar مَلاَمَة (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ar عَذَل (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · tg сарзаниш (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · pt reproche (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · gd cronachadh (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · uz taʼna (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ru уко́р (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · sk hanba (disgrace or shame) · uk ганьба́ (disgrace or shame) · be за́кід (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ro reproș (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · cs výčitka (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · egy Dba-a-w-nDs (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ur مَلامَت (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · sh prekor (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ja 非難 (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · mk срам (disgrace or shame) · sh blamaža (disgrace or shame) · sh prijekor (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · hu szégyen (disgrace or shame) · grc αἰσχύνη (disgrace or shame) · bg срам (disgrace or shame) · sh prigovor (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · fr reproche (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · it appunto (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · pl zarzut (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · el επίπληξη (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · nl schande (disgrace or shame) · bg у́кор (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · pl hańba (disgrace or shame) · hu szemrehányás (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · pt admoestação (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ko 나무람 (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · hi तिरस्कार (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · cmn 恥辱 /耻辱 (disgrace or shame) · hi उलाहना (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · fr opprobre (disgrace or shame) · sl sramota (disgrace or shame) · be га́ньба (disgrace or shame) · be со́рам (disgrace or shame) · gd masladh (disgrace or shame) · hi परिवाद (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · it infamia (disgrace or shame) · mk срамота (disgrace or shame) · gd càineadh (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · grc ὄνειδος (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · be дако́р (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ru срам (disgrace or shame) · ko 치욕 (disgrace or shame) · ko 책망 (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ga aifirt (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · sh zamerka (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · sl očitek (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · nl schaamte (disgrace or shame) · gd trod (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · pl wyrzut (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ga achasán (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ga oirbhire (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ru укори́зна (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · uz malomat (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · sa निन्दा (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · eo riproĉo (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · cs výtka (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · es reproche (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ru позо́р (disgrace or shame) · uk докі́р (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · uk до́кір (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · es vergüenza (disgrace or shame) · it richiamo (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · de Vorwurf (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ru упрёк (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · az irad (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ar تَأْنِيب (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · fi moite (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · be папро́к (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · nb bebreidelse (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ga milleán (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · it rimbrotto (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · tl pagsabihan (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · sh zamjerka (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · sh sramota (disgrace or shame) · mk прекор (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ca retret (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · fa-ira طَعْنِه (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ga aisc (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · it rimprovero (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · sk výčitka (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · da bebrejdelse (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · fa-ira مَلامَت (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · tg маломат (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · it riprovazione (disgrace or shame) · pt reprimenda (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ka სირცხვილი (disgrace or shame) · uk за́кид (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · ja 恥辱 (disgrace or shame) · ko 비난 (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · de Schande (disgrace or shame) · bg позо́р (disgrace or shame) · fr réprobation (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · fi häpeä (disgrace or shame) · gd achmhasan (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism) · mk укор (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism)
reproach en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈpɹoʊt͡ʃ/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ɹɪˈpɹəʊtʃ/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *pro-
Proto-Italic *pro-
Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *priHós
Proto-Italic *prijos
Proto-Italic *proprijos
Latin proprius
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin propriō
Vulgar Latin *repropiō
Old French reprochierbor.
Middle English reprochen
English reproach
From Middle English reprochen, from Old French reprochier (Modern French reprocher).
Meanings
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(transitive) To criticize or rebuke (someone).
this new commer, Shame,
There sit not, and reproach us as unclean.
1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:if ye be reproached for the name of Christ
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Peter 4:14:Mezentius […] with his ardour warmed / His fainting friends, reproached their shameful flight, / Repelled the victors.
1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
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(transitive) To disgrace, or bring shame upon.
I thought your marriage fit; else imputation, / For that he knew you, might reproach your life.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
Forms
Deriveds
unreproaching · reproacher · reproachable · reproachment · reproachingly · unreproached
Synonyms
calumny · vilipend · lace into · denounce · eat someone alive · bawl out · animadvert · wrong · lampoon · fulminate · slam · vilify · objurgate · upbraid · tarnish · drag through the mud · scorch · smear · smirch · light into · lambaste · besmirch · asperse · condemn · stab · threap · vilify · muddy · cloud · derogate · rubbish · disparage · calumniate · forgab · deprave · lecture · censure · diss · lash · stain · castigate · chat shite · blast · scandal · disgrace · blame · chat shit · blacken · backbite · put someone on blast · get down · sully · read somebody the riot act · criticize · excoriate · blaze · chastise · revile · rebuke · reproach · dirty · reproach · inveigh · cannonade · forspeak · belibel · defame · blur · rebuke · unflatter · berisp · assassinate · besmear · denigrate · tick off · blot · charge · slander · rip into · libel · get at · disgrace · detract · keelhaul · admonish · chide · slash · blame · deprecate · befoul · give somebody what-for · traduce · slag · get up · disrepute · foul · spatter · tear into · trash-talk · discredit · berate · depreciate · chew out · blemish · demonize · talk shite · rate · bash · savage · give somebody a piece of one's mind · pooh-pooh · vituperate · badmouth · exprobrate · tell off · find fault · reprimand · reprehend · shit-talk · dishonor · dress down · blame · talk shit · slate · speak ill of · spot · villainize · upbraid · reprove · tilt · talk trash · tosh · infamize · denunciate · torch · drag · lay into · malign · monsterize · dispraise · skewer · scold · bewray
Translations (115)
es echar en cara (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · it rimbrottare (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ja 非難する (to criticize or rebuke someone) · tr abırlamak (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · nb bebreide (to criticize or rebuke someone) · nb klandre (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ca retreure (to criticize or rebuke someone) · uk доректи́ (to criticize or rebuke someone) · cs vyčíst (to criticize or rebuke someone) · de einen Vorwurf machen (to criticize or rebuke someone) · pt reprochar (to criticize or rebuke someone) · da bebrejde (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ka დატუქსვა (to criticize or rebuke someone) · hy հանդիմանել (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ru позо́рить (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · ko 비난하다 (to criticize or rebuke someone) · es afrontar (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · eo criproĉi (to criticize or rebuke someone) · cmn 譴責 /谴责 (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ko 나무라다 (to criticize or rebuke someone) · it svergognare (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · ko 꾸짖다 (to criticize or rebuke someone) · gd cronaich (to criticize or rebuke someone) · nb håne (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · mk пререкува (to criticize or rebuke someone) · es echar a la cara (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · uk доріка́ти (to criticize or rebuke someone) · be папрака́ць (to criticize or rebuke someone) · eo riproĉi (to criticize or rebuke someone) · eo riproĉi (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · hu megszégyenít (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · sco upcast (to criticize or rebuke someone) · fi tuottaa häpeää (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · es enrostrar (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ceb basol (to criticize or rebuke someone) · tl pagsabihan (to criticize or rebuke someone) · pl hańbić (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · ar عَتَبَ (to criticize or rebuke someone) · cmn 羞辱 (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · nl beschamen (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · gd càin (to criticize or rebuke someone) · bg позоря́ (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · az irad tutmaq (to criticize or rebuke someone) · sv förebrå (to criticize or rebuke someone) · pt repreender (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ru кори́ть (to criticize or rebuke someone) · kw keredhi (to criticize or rebuke someone) · nn bebreide (to criticize or rebuke someone) · it rimproverare (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ru обесче́стить (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · ar أَنَّبَ (to criticize or rebuke someone) · bg укоря́вам (to criticize or rebuke someone) · pl zarzucać (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ar أَلَامَ (to criticize or rebuke someone) · eo admoni (to criticize or rebuke someone) · sl oštevati (to criticize or rebuke someone) · la opprobrō (to criticize or rebuke someone) · es reprochar (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · txb nāk- (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ja 責める (to criticize or rebuke someone) · es reprochar (to criticize or rebuke someone) · hu szemére hány (to criticize or rebuke someone) · be папракну́ць (to criticize or rebuke someone) · cy edliw (to criticize or rebuke someone) · uk докоря́ти (to criticize or rebuke someone) · es enrostrar (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · de vorwerfen (to criticize or rebuke someone) · fi saattaa häpeään (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · ru опозо́рить (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · ru укоря́ть (to criticize or rebuke someone) · gd troid (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ga aifir (to criticize or rebuke someone) · mk пререче (to criticize or rebuke someone) · es dar en cara (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · pl zhańbić (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · cs kárat (to criticize or rebuke someone) · fi moittia (to criticize or rebuke someone) · sl očitati (to criticize or rebuke someone) · de Vorwürfe machen (to criticize or rebuke someone) · sk vyčítať (to criticize or rebuke someone) · cmn 責備 /责备 (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ru упрекну́ть (to criticize or rebuke someone) · uk дорікну́ти (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ro a imputa (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ko 책망하다 (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ga achasán a thabhairt (do dhuine) (to criticize or rebuke someone) · it infamare (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · fr reprocher (to criticize or rebuke someone) · sk vytýkať (to criticize or rebuke someone) · cs vytknout (to criticize or rebuke someone) · bg засра́мвам (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · cs vytýkat (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ru бесче́стить (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · sv klandra (to criticize or rebuke someone) · it riprendere (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ro a reproșa (to criticize or rebuke someone) · cs vyčítat (to criticize or rebuke someone) · mi kōwhetewhete (to criticize or rebuke someone) · hu felró (to criticize or rebuke someone) · uga 𐎂𐎓𐎗 (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ru срами́ть (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · cmn 批評 /批评 (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ga imdhearg (to criticize or rebuke someone) · bg упре́квам (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ru осрами́ть (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone) · nl berispen (to criticize or rebuke someone) · th ต่อว่า (to criticize or rebuke someone) · az qınamaq (to criticize or rebuke someone) · grc ὀνειδίζω (to criticize or rebuke someone) · it richiamare (to criticize or rebuke someone) · hu szemrehányást tesz (to criticize or rebuke someone) · pl zarzucić (to criticize or rebuke someone) · bg упре́кна (to criticize or rebuke someone) · ru упрека́ть (to criticize or rebuke someone) · es echar en la cara (to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone)