reproach

Plural: reproaches

Noun

• a mild rebuke or criticism
  • "words of reproach"
• disgrace or shame
  • "he brought reproach upon his family"
• A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
• Disgrace or shame.
• An object of scorn.

Verb

Verb Forms: reproached, reproaching, reproaches

• To express disapproval or disappointment; to find fault with.
• express criticism towards
  • "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
• To criticize or rebuke (someone).
• To disgrace, or bring shame upon.

Examples

• I would never reproach a fellow Scrabble player for a genuine mistake.

Synonyms

upbraid, admonish, animadvert, bash, bawl out, berate, berisp, blame, blast, castigate, censure, chastise, chew out, chide, condemn, criticize, denounce, denunciate, disgrace, dishonor, drag, dress down, eat someone alive, excoriate, exprobrate, find fault, fulminate, get down, get up, give somebody a piece of one's mind, give somebody what-for, inveigh, lace into, lambaste, lecture, light into, objurgate, obloquy, opprobrium, pooh-pooh, put someone on blast, rate, read somebody the riot act, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, rip into, rubbish, savage, scold, slam, tear into, tell off, threap, tick off, tosh, vilify, vituperate

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