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re⋅proach
[ri-prohch] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure. |
| 2. | to upbraid. |
| 3. | to be a cause of blame or discredit to. |
–noun
| 4. | blame or censure conveyed in disapproval: a term of reproach. |
| 5. | an expression of upbraiding, censure, or reproof. |
| 6. | disgrace, discredit, or blame incurred: to bring reproach on one's family. |
| 7. | a cause or occasion of disgrace or discredit. |
| 8. | the Reproaches. Also called Improperia. Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church. a series of antiphons sung in church on Good Friday, consisting of words addressed by Christ to His people, reminding them of His mercies and of their ingratitude. |
| 9. | an object of scorn or contempt. |
Origin:
1375–1425; (n.) late ME reproche < OF, deriv. of reprochier to reproach < VL *repropiāre to bring back near, equiv. to L re- re- + LL -propiāre (deriv. of L prope near; see approach ); (v.) late ME reprochen < OF reprochier
1375–1425; (n.) late ME reproche < OF, deriv. of reprochier to reproach < VL *repropiāre to bring back near, equiv. to L re- re- + LL -propiāre (deriv. of L prope near; see approach ); (v.) late ME reprochen < OF reprochier
Related forms:
re⋅proach⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅proach⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
re⋅proach⋅a⋅bly, adverb
re⋅proach⋅er, noun
re⋅proach⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. chide, abuse, reprimand, reprehend, condemn, criticize. Reproach, rebuke, scold, reprove imply calling one to account for something done or said. Reproach is censure (often about personal matters, obligations, and the like) given with an attitude of faultfinding and some intention of shaming: to reproach one for neglect. Rebuke suggests sharp or stern reproof given usually formally or officially and approaching reprimand in severity: He rebuked him strongly for laxness in his accounts. Scold suggests that censure is given at some length, harshly, and more or less abusively; it implies irritation, which may be with or without justification: to scold a boy for jaywalking. A word of related meaning, but suggesting a milder or more kindly censure, often intended to correct the fault in question, is reprove: to reprove one for inattention. 3. shame. 4, 5. reprehension, rebuke, criticism, remonstrance, condemnation, disapproval. 6. dishonor, shame, disrepute, odium, obloquy, opprobrium, ignominy, infamy, scorn.
1. chide, abuse, reprimand, reprehend, condemn, criticize. Reproach, rebuke, scold, reprove imply calling one to account for something done or said. Reproach is censure (often about personal matters, obligations, and the like) given with an attitude of faultfinding and some intention of shaming: to reproach one for neglect. Rebuke suggests sharp or stern reproof given usually formally or officially and approaching reprimand in severity: He rebuked him strongly for laxness in his accounts. Scold suggests that censure is given at some length, harshly, and more or less abusively; it implies irritation, which may be with or without justification: to scold a boy for jaywalking. A word of related meaning, but suggesting a milder or more kindly censure, often intended to correct the fault in question, is reprove: to reprove one for inattention. 3. shame. 4, 5. reprehension, rebuke, criticism, remonstrance, condemnation, disapproval. 6. dishonor, shame, disrepute, odium, obloquy, opprobrium, ignominy, infamy, scorn.
Antonyms:
1, 4, 5. praise. 6. honor.
1, 4, 5. praise. 6. honor.
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| re·proach (rĭ-prōch') tr.v. re·proached, re·proach·ing, re·proach·es
[Middle English reprochen, from Old French reprochier, from Vulgar Latin *repropiāre : Latin re-, re- + Latin prope, near; see per1 in Indo-European roots.] re·proach'a·ble adj., re·proach'a·ble·ness n., re·proach'a·bly adv., re·proach'er n. |
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Reproach
Re*proach"\ (r?-pr?ch"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reproached (-pr?cht"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reproaching.] [F. reprocher, OF. reprochier, (assumed) LL. reproriare; L. pref. re- again, against, back + prope near; hence, originally, to bring near to, throw in one's teeth. Cf. Approach.]1. To come back to, or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace upon; to disgrace. [Obs.] I thought your marriage fit; else imputation, For that he knew you, might reproach your life. --Shak. 2. To attribute blame to; to allege something disgracefull against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely or contemptuously; to upbraid. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ. --1 Peter iv. 14. That this newcomer, Shame, There sit not, and reproach us as unclean. --Milton. Mezentius . . . with his ardor warmed His fainting friends, reproached their shameful flight. Repelled the victors. --Dryden. Syn: To upbraid; censure; blame; chide; rebuke; condemn; revile; vilify.Reproach
Re*proach"\, n. [F. reproche. See Reproach, v.]1. The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as, severe reproach. No reproaches even, even when pointed and barbed with the sharpest wit, appeared to give him pain. --Macaulay. Give not thine heritage to reproach. --Joel ii. 17. 2. A cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace. 3. An object of blame, censure, scorn, or derision. Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach. --Neh. ii. 17. Syn: Disrepute; discredit; dishonor; opprobrium; invective; contumely; reviling; abuse; vilification; scurrility; insolence; insult; scorn; contempt; ignominy; shame; scandal;; disgrace; infamy.
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Language Translation for : reproach
Spanish:
reprochar (a),
German:
vorwerfen,
Japanese:
責める
reproach (n.)
c.1420, from O.Fr. reproche (12c.), from reprocher "to blame, bring up against," said by some Fr. etymologists to be from V.L. *repropiare, from L. re- "opposite of" + prope "near." But others suggest *reprobicare, from L. reprobus/reprobare (see reprobate). The verb is attested from c.1489.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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