English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From Middle English reprochen Old French reprochier French reprocher
Pronunciation [ edit ] reproach (countable and uncountable plural reproaches
A mild rebuke , or an implied criticism .
1818 Mary Shelley , chapter 4, in Frankenstein [1] 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 ) scorn .Synonyms [ edit ] Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] mild rebuke, or an implied criticism
Arabic: تَأْنِيب m ( taʔnīb ) , عَذَل m ( ʕaḏal ) , مَلاَمَة f
Azerbaijani: irad qaxınc
Belarusian: дако́р m ( dakór ) , папро́к m ( paprók ) , за́кід m ( zákid )
Bulgarian: у́прек (bg) m ( úprek ) , у́кор (bg) m ( úkor )
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 )
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: سَرزَنِش (fa) ( sarzaneš )
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
Ukrainian: до́кір m ( dókir ) , докі́р m ( dokír ) , за́кид m ( zákyd )
disgrace or shame
Belarusian: га́ньба f ( hánʹba ) , со́рам m ( sóram )
Bulgarian: срам (bg) m ( sram ) , позо́р (bg) m ( pozór )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 恥辱 ／ 耻辱 (zh) ( chǐrǔ )
Czech: hanba (cs) f
Dutch: schande (nl) f schaamte (nl) f
Finnish: häpeä (fi)
French: opprobre (fr) m
Georgian: სირცხვილი ( sircxvili )
German: Schande (de) f
Greek:
Ancient: αἰσχύνη f ( aiskhúnē )
Hungarian: szégyen (hu)
Italian: infamia (it) f vergogna (it) f riprovazione (it) f
Japanese: 恥辱 (ja) ( ちじょく, chijoku )
Korean: 치욕(恥辱) (ko) ( chiyok )
Macedonian: срамота f ( sramota ) , срам m ( sram )
Polish: hańba (pl) f
Portuguese: vergonha (pt) f
Russian: позо́р (ru) m ( pozór ) , срам (ru) m ( sram )
Scottish Gaelic: masladh m
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: sramota (sh) f blamaža (sh) f
Slovak: hanba (sk) f
Slovene: sramota (sl) f
Spanish: vergüenza (es) f
Ukrainian: ганьба́ (uk) f ( hanʹbá ) , со́ром m ( sórom )
reproach (third-person singular simple present reproaches present participle reproaching simple past and past participle reproached
( transitive ) criticize or rebuke (someone).
Synonyms: exprobrate blame rebuke upbraid see also Thesaurus:criticize 1667 John Milton , “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. [ … ] [ … ] [Samuel Simmons ], [ … ] →OCLC Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [ … ] , London: Basil Montagu Pickering [ … ] 1873 , →OCLC this new commer, Shame, 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 ) disgrace , or bring shame upon.
c. 1603–1604 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 [ edit ] Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] to criticize or rebuke someone
Arabic: أَنَّبَ (ar) ( ʔannaba ) , أَلَامَ ( ʔalāma ) , عَتَبَ ( ʕataba )
Armenian: հանդիմանել (hy) ( handimanel )
Azerbaijani: qınamaq irad tutmaq
Belarusian: папрака́ць impf ( paprakácʹ ) , папракну́ць pf ( papraknúcʹ )
Bulgarian: упре́квам (bg) impf ( uprékvam ) , упре́кна pf ( uprékna ) , укоря́вам (bg) impf ( ukorjávam )
Catalan: retreure (ca)
Cebuano: basol
Chinese:
Mandarin: 責備 ／ 责备 (zh) ( zébèi ) , 譴責 ／ 谴责 (zh) ( qiǎnzé ) , 批評 ／ 批评 (zh) ( pīpíng )
Cornish: keredhi
Czech: vyčítat (cs) impf vyčíst (cs) pf vytýkat impf vytknout (cs) pf kárat (cs) impf
Danish: bebrejde (da)
Dutch: berispen (nl)
Esperanto: criproĉi admoni
Finnish: moittia (fi)
French: reprocher (fr)
Georgian: დატუქსვა ( daṭuksva )
German: einen Vorwurf machen Vorwürfe machen vorwerfen (de)
Greek:
Ancient: ὀνειδίζω ( oneidízō )
Hungarian: szemrehányást tesz (hu) , felró (hu) , szemére hány
Irish: achasán a thabhairt (do dhuine) imdhearg aifir
Italian: rimbrottare (it) , rimproverare (it) , richiamare (it) , riprendere (it)
Japanese: 非難する (ja) ( ひなんする, hinan suru ) , 責める (ja) ( せめる, semeru )
Korean: 비난하다 (ko) ( binanhada ) , 책망하다 ( chaengmanghada ) , 꾸짖다 (ko) ( kkujitda ) , 나무라다 (ko) ( namurada )
Latin: opprobrō
Macedonian: пререкува impf ( prerekuva ) , пререче pf ( prereče )
Maori: kōwhetewhete
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bebreide klandre
Nynorsk: bebreide (nn)
Polish: zarzucać (pl) impf zarzucić (pl) pf
Portuguese: reprochar (pt) , repreender (pt)
Romanian: a reproșa (ro) , a imputa (ro)
Russian: упрека́ть (ru) impf ( uprekátʹ ) , упрекну́ть (ru) pf ( upreknútʹ ) , укоря́ть (ru) impf ( ukorjátʹ ) , кори́ть (ru) impf ( korítʹ )
Scots: upcast
Scottish Gaelic: càin cronaich troid
Slovak: vyčítať impf vytýkať impf
Slovene: očitati impf oštevati impf
Spanish: reprochar (es)
Swedish: klandra (sv) , förebrå (sv)
Tagalog: pagsabihan
Tocharian B: nāk-
Ugaritic: 𐎂𐎓𐎗 ( gʿr )
Ukrainian: доріка́ти impf ( dorikáty ) , дорікну́ти pf ( doriknúty ) , доректи́ pf ( dorektý ) , докоря́ти impf ( dokorjáty )
Welsh: edliw (cy)
to disgrace, or bring shame upon someone
Bulgarian: позоря́ (bg) impf ( pozorjá ) , засра́мвам (bg) impf ( zasrámvam )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 羞辱 (zh) ( xiūrǔ )
Dutch: beschamen (nl)
Finnish: tuottaa häpeää saattaa häpeään
Hungarian: megszégyenít (hu)
Italian: infamare (it) , svergognare (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: håne
Polish: hańbić (pl) impf zhańbić pf
Russian: позо́рить (ru) impf ( pozóritʹ ) , опозо́рить (ru) pf ( opozóritʹ ) , бесче́стить (ru) impf ( besčéstitʹ ) , обесче́стить (ru) pf ( obesčéstitʹ ) , срами́ть (ru) impf ( sramítʹ ) , осрами́ть (ru) pf ( osramítʹ )
Spanish: avergonzar (es) , echar en cara algo
Turkish: abırlamak (tr)
