Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.

    Vorwurf

    упрёкuprjók, уко́рukór, укори́знаukorízna

    до́кірdókir, докі́рdokír, за́кидzákyd

    a mild rebuke or criticism

  2. (countable, uncountable)Disgrace or shame.

    Schande

    позо́рpozór, срамsram

    ганьба́hanʹbá, со́ромsórom

    disgrace or shame

  3. (countable)An object of scorn.

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Tom reproached Mary.

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  2. Tom's conduct was beyond reproach.

    Поведінка Тома була бездоганною.

    ruПоведение Тома было безупречно.

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  3. She reproached me for being lazy.

    ruОна упрекнула меня за лень.

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  4. Mary gave him a reproaching look.

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  5. My father reproached me for my rudeness.

    ruОтец упрекнул меня за грубость.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
mild rebuke, or an implied criticism:
disgrace or shame:
Русский
By meaning 2
mild rebuke, or an implied criticism:
disgrace or shame:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
mild rebuke, or an implied criticism:
disgrace or shame:

Origin

From Middle English reprochen, from Old French reprochier (Modern French reprocher).

From Middle English reprochen, from Old French reprochier (Modern French reprocher).

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Forms

plural: reproaches
Singularreproach
Pluralreproaches

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
reproach — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto