Dictionary Definition
reproach
Noun
1 a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of
reproach"
2 disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon
his family" v : express criticism towards; "The president
reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior" [syn:
upbraid]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊtʃ
Noun
Translations
mild rebuke, or an implied criticism
- German: Vorwurf
disgrace or shame
- German: Schande
Verb
- To criticize or rebuke someone.
- To disgrace, or bring shame upon someone.
Derived terms
Translations
to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accusal, accusation, accuse, accusing, admonish, admonishment, admonition, allegation, allege, allegement, anathematize, anathemize, animadvert on,
arraign, arraignment, article, aspersion, attaint, badge of infamy, bar
sinister, baton, bend
sinister, bill of particulars, black eye, black mark, blame, blot, blur, book, brand, bring accusation, bring
charges, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, bring
to book, bringing of charges, bringing to book, broad arrow,
burning shame, byword,
byword of reproach, call down, call to account, cast blame upon,
cast reflection upon, cast reproach upon, castigation, censure, champain, charge, chastisement, chide, chiding, cite, complain, complain against,
complaint, condemn, correction, count, cry down, cry out against,
cry out on, cry shame upon, damn, debase, decry, defrock, degrade, delation, denounce, denouncement, denunciate, denunciation, deplume, dirty shame, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disparagement, displume, fasten on, fasten
upon, finger, fulminate
against, hang something on, humiliate, humiliation, impeach, impeachment, implication, imply, impugn, imputation, impute, impute shame to, indict, indictment, inform against,
inform on, information, innuendo, insinuate, insinuation, inveigh
against, lawsuit, lay
charges, laying of charges, lecture, lesson, lodge a complaint, lodge
a plaint, low-down dirty shame, mark of Cain, objurgation, onus, pillory, pillorying, pin on, plaint, point champain, prefer
charges, press charges, prosecution, put on report,
put to shame, rap, rating, rebuke, reflect discredit upon,
reflect upon, reflection, report, reprehend, reprehension, reprimand, reprobate, reprobation, reproof, reproval, scandal, scolding, sermon, shake up, shame, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, smutch, spanking, spot, stain, stigma, stigmatism, stigmatization, suit, taint, take to task, tarnish, task, taunt with, tax, taxing, tick off, true bill,
twit, unfrock, unspoken accusation,
upbraiding, veiled
accusation, wig