reproach
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His fine round face had become almost ludicrously long; his eyes and mouth were struggling to convey reproach, and the reproach was almost drowned in vexation.
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- transitive verb To express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in (someone). See Synonyms at admonish.
- transitive verb To bring shame upon; disgrace.
- noun Blame; rebuke.
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His fine round face had become almost ludicrously long; his eyes and mouth were struggling to convey reproach, and the reproach was almost drowned in vexation.
— Can You Forgive Her? -
They look alike, yet while the English "false" carries with it a moral reproach, the German word, where the context does not explicitly prove otherwise, means simply "incorrect," "erroneous," without the moral reproach added.
— William of Germany - They look alike, yet while the English âfalse "carries with it a moral reproach, the German word, where the context does not explicitly prove otherwise, means simply âincorrect,â — William of Germany
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English "false" carries with it a moral reproach, the German word, where the context does not explicitly prove otherwise, means simply
— William of Germany - They look alike, yet while the English “false" carries with it a moral reproach, the German word, where the context does not explicitly prove otherwise, means simply “incorrect,” “erroneous,” without the moral reproach added. — William of Germany
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- Middle English reprochen, from Old French reprochier, from Vulgar Latin *repropiāre : Latin re-, re- + Latin prope, near; see per1 in Indo-European roots.
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/ (rĭ-prōchˈ)/
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