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reproachingly
Variant of reproach
transitive verb
- to accuse of and blame for a fault so as to make feel ashamed; rebuke; reprove
- Rare to bring shame and disgrace upon; be a cause of discredit to
noun
- shame, disgrace, discredit, or blame, or a source, cause, or occasion of this
- a blaming or reproving; rebuke
- an expression of blame or reproof
- Obsolete an object of blame, censure, scorn, etc.
Related Forms:
- reproachable adjective
- reproacher noun
- reproachingly adverb
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