Usually means: Criticize for perceived fault, disappointment.
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We found 28 dictionaries that define the word Reproach:

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  1. reproach: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. reproach: Merriam-Webster
  3. reproach: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. reproach: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. reproach: Collins English Dictionary
  6. reproach: Vocabulary.com
  7. Reproach, reproach: Wordnik
  8. reproach: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. reproach: Wiktionary
  10. reproach: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. reproach: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. reproach: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Reproach, reproach: Dictionary.com
  14. reproach (n.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. reproach: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Reproach: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. reproach: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. reproach: Rhymezone
  19. reproach: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. reproach: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. reproach: FreeDictionary.org
  22. reproach: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. reproach: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. reproach: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. reproach: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Reproach: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (reproach)

▸ noun:  A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
▸ noun:  Disgrace or shame.
▸ noun:  (countable) An object of scorn.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To criticize or rebuke (someone).
▸ verb:  (transitive) To disgrace, or bring shame upon.

Similar:
upbraid, rebukement, improperation, shame, reviling, blame, imputation, reprobacy, discredit, scorning, more...

Opposite:
approbation, praise, acclaim

Types:
ad hominem, ad populum, ad misericordiam, ad baculum, tu quoque, ad ignorantiam, more...

Phrases:
above reproach, beyond reproach, reproach yourself, reproach oneself, self reproach, more...

Adjectives:
above, bitter, great, self, gentle, mild, much, silent, constant, deep, only

Colors:
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Similar:
upbraid, rebukement, improperation, shame, reviling, blame, imputation, reprobacy, discredit, scorning, more...

Opposite:
approbation, praise, acclaim

Types:
ad hominem, ad populum, ad misericordiam, ad baculum, tu quoque, ad ignorantiam, more...

Phrases:
above reproach, beyond reproach, reproach yourself, reproach oneself, self reproach, above/beyond reproach, above beyond reproach, sounds of reproach, person who is beyond reproach, more...

Adjectives:
above, bitter, great, self, gentle, mild, much, silent, constant, deep, only

Colors:
    gray,     charcoal,     taupe,     mauve,     olive, more...



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