reproachverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈprəʊtʃ/us/rɪˈproʊtʃ/C2 to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected:
His mother reproached him for not eating all his dinner.
You have nothing to reproach yourself for/with.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Chastising & rebuking
- admonition
- barracking
- bawl
- be in sb's face idiom
- beat yourself up
- bring
- come down on sb like a ton of bricks idiom
- dressing-down
- keelhaul
- lambaste
- lay
- neck
- rebuke
- reprimand
- reproachful
- there'll be hell to pay idiom
- throw
- throw the book at sb idiom
- tirade
- upbraid
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reproachnoun [ C or U ]
uk/rɪˈprəʊtʃ/us/rɪˈproʊtʃ/C2 something that you say or do to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or for not doing what is expected:
The look of reproach on his face made her feel guilty.
Your reproaches are useless - what's done is done.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Chastising & rebuking
- admonition
- barracking
- bawl
- be in sb's face idiom
- beat yourself up
- bring
- come down on sb like a ton of bricks idiom
- dressing-down
- keelhaul
- lambaste
- lay
- neck
- rebuke
- reprimand
- reproachful
- there'll be hell to pay idiom
- throw
- throw the book at sb idiom
- tirade
- upbraid
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Idiom(s)
be a reproach to sb/sth
be above/beyond reproach