# reproach
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English reprochen, from Old French reprochier (Modern French reprocher).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ɹɪˈpɹəʊtʃ/
* (US) IPA: /ɹɪˈpɹoʊt͡ʃ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊtʃ

### Noun

reproach (countable and uncountable, plural reproaches)
* A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
** 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, in Frankenstein‎, archived from the original on 30 October 2011:My father made no reproach in his letters and only took notice of my science by inquiring into my occupations more particularly than before.
* Disgrace or shame.
* (countable) An object of scorn.

#### Synonyms

* obloquy, opprobrium

#### Derived terms

* self-reproach

#### Translations

Arabic: تَأْنِيب m (taʔnīb), عَذَل m (ʕaḏal), مَلاَمَة f (malāma)
Azerbaijani: irad, qaxınc
Belarusian: дако́р m (dakór), папро́к m (paprók), за́кід m (zákid)
Bulgarian: у́прек (bg) m (úprek), у́кор (bg) m (úkor)
Catalan: retret m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 責備 / 责备 (zh) (zébèi)
Czech: výtka (cs) f, výčitka (cs) f
Danish: bebrejdelse c
Dutch: berisping (nl) f
Egyptian: (ḏbꜥw m)
Esperanto: riproĉo (eo)
Finnish: moite (fi)
French: reproche (fr) m, réprobation (fr) f
Georgian: საყვედური (saq̇veduri)
German: Vorwurf (de) m
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 f (gasahts)
Greek: επίπληξη (el) f (epíplixi)
Ancient: ὄνειδος n (óneidos)
Hindi: उलाहना (hi) m (ulāhnā), परिवाद (hi) m (parivād), तिरस्कार (hi) m (tiraskār)
Hungarian: szemrehányás (hu)
Irish: aifirt f, oirbhire f, aisc f (literary), achasán m
Italian: rimbrotto (it) m, rimprovero (it) m, appunto (it) m, richiamo (it) m, reprimenda (it) f
Japanese: 非難 (ja) (ひなん, hinan)
Korean: 비난(非難) (ko) (binan), 책망(責望) (chaengmang), 나무람 (ko) (namuram)
Macedonian: прекор m (prekor), укор m (ukor)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bebreidelse (no) m
Persian:
Iranian Persian: سَرْزَنِش (fa) (sarzaneš), مَلامَت (fa) (malâmat), طَعْنِه (fa) (ta'ne)
Polish: zarzut (pl) m, wyrzut (pl) m
Portuguese: reprimenda (pt) f, reproche (pt) m, admoestação (pt) f
Romanian: reproș (ro) n
Russian: упрёк (ru) m (uprjók), уко́р (ru) m (ukór), укори́зна (ru) f (ukorízna)
Sanskrit: निन्दा (sa) f (nindā)
Scottish Gaelic: achmhasan m, càineadh m, cronachadh m, trod m
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: prekor m, prijekor (sh) m, zamjerka (sh) f, prigovor (sh) m, zamerka (sh) f
Slovak: výčitka f
Slovene: očitek m
Spanish: reproche (es) m
Swedish: förebråelse (sv) c
Tagalog: pagsabihan
Tajik: сарзаниш (sarzaniš), маломат (malomat), таъна (taʾna)
Ukrainian: до́кір m (dókir), докі́р m (dokír), за́кид m (zákyd)
Urdu: مَلامَت f (malāmat)
Uzbek: malomat (uz), taʼna (uz) :
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### Verb

reproach (third-person singular simple present reproaches, present participle reproaching, simple past and past participle reproached)
* (transitive) To criticize or rebuke (someone).
    Synonyms: exprobrate, blame, rebuke, upbraid; see also Thesaurus:criticize
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Peter 4:14:if ye be reproached for the name of Christ
** 1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:this new commer, Shame, There sit not, and reproach us as unclean.
** 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:Mezentius […] with his ardour warmed / His fainting friends, reproached their shameful flight, / Repelled the victors.
* (transitive) To disgrace, or bring shame upon.
** c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:I thought your marriage fit; else imputation, / For that he knew you, might reproach your life.

#### Synonyms

* (to disgrace): disgrace, dishonor
* See also Thesaurus:reprehend

#### Derived terms

* beyond reproach
* reproachful
* reproachable