reproach
noun/rɪˈprəʊtʃ/
/rɪˈprəʊtʃ/
(formal)- [uncountable] blame or criticism for something you have done
- His voice was full of reproach.
- above/beyond reproach The captain's behaviour is beyond reproach (= so good that you cannot criticize it).
Extra Examples- He glanced at her with reproach.
- Her conduct had always been beyond reproach.
- She had never uttered a word of reproach.
- There was mild reproach in his tone.
- There was no reproach about his failure to turn up.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- mild
- above reproach
- beyond reproach
- with reproach
- …
- full of reproach
- a look of reproach
- a word of reproach
- …
- [countable] a word or remark expressing blame or criticism
- He listened to his wife's bitter reproaches.
- [uncountable] a state of shame or loss of honour
- Her actions brought reproach upon herself.
- [singular] reproach (to somebody/something) a person or thing that brings shame on somebody/something synonym discredit
- Such living conditions are a reproach to our society.
- Paul saw this as a reproach to himself.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French reprochier (verb), from a base meaning ‘bring back close’, based on Latin prope ‘near’.
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