noun, verb
noun (formal)
1 [U] blame or criticism for sth you have done:
His voice was full of reproach. * The captain's behaviour is above / beyond reproach (= you cannot criticize it).
2 [C] a word or remark expressing blame or criticism:
He listened to his wife's bitter reproaches.
3 [U] a state of shame or loss of honour:
Her actions brought reproach upon herself.
4 [sing.] ~ (to sb/sth) a person or thing that brings shame on sb/sth:
Such living conditions are a reproach to our society.
verb (formal)
1 ~ sb (for sth / for doing sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for reproach is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does reproach appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — reproach appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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