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reproach Definition

re·proach (ri prōc̸h′)

transitive verb

  1. to accuse of and blame for a fault so as to make feel ashamed; rebuke; reprove
  2. Rare to bring shame and disgrace upon; be a cause of discredit to

Etymology: LME reprochen < OFr reprochier < VL *repropiare < L re-, back + prope, near

noun

  1. shame, disgrace, discredit, or blame, or a source, cause, or occasion of this
  2. a blaming or reproving; rebuke
  3. an expression of blame or reproof
  4. Obsolete an object of blame, censure, scorn, etc.

reproach Related Forms

re·proach′·able adjective re·proach′er noun re·proach′·ingly adverb

reproach Synonyms

reproach

n.

discredit, censure, rebuke; see blame 1, objection 2.

above reproach

blameless, flawless, impeccable; see innocent 1, 4, perfect 2.

reproach Synonyms

reproach

v.

condemn, blame, chide, reprove; see censure.

reproach Usage Examples

Object

government: If we are to reproach the Zimbabwean government, should it in fact not be for not undertaking this land reform many years earlier?

Converse of object

  • esteem: It is said, ' He esteemed the reproach of Christ to be greater riches, than the treasures of Egypt, ' Heb.
  • bear: O'Neill had to look away - couldn't bear the implied reproach.
  • suffer: Nature fears shame and contempt, but grace is happy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus.
  • bring: But that's the simple illustration of what happens when you don't live the life, you bring reproach on the truth.
  • become: When sin and neglect of God triumphed, they became a reproach.
  • make: The panic which engulfed the whole left of Meade's massive army has never been made a reproach against the Yankee troops.

Adjective modifier

  • bitter: In its general congregations and sessions bitter reproaches were often uttered on the same themes.
  • above: They are uniquely in a position to display to the world their testimony of being above reproach.
  • more: No, if anything there's more reproach in the eyes of the world - and I believe the devil's laughing at us!
  • severe: The very moral standards of the Church were seen as a severe reproach of the pagan way of life.
  • great: No great reproach is intended to the media by this statement.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: No; or he would not reproach people with doing no work.
  • bitterly: In an ' exalted spirit ' , she felt revulsion from the wounds she was tending [ and ] bitterly reproached herself.
  • never: You must never reproach me with who I am, where you found me or with my sisters from whom you stole me.
  • even: He did not even reproach the rich man for his meanness.

Noun used with modifier

self: And because they hear of others having experiences which they know not, they carry heavy burdens of disappointment and self reproach.

Preposition: in

eye: No, if anything there's more reproach in the eyes of the world - and I believe the devil's laughing at us!

Preposition: of

man: Psalm 22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

Preposition: for

name: Nature fears shame and contempt, but grace is happy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus.