Definition of reproach

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Reproach (v. t.) To come back to, or come home to, as a matter of blame; to bring shame or disgrace upon; to disgrace..

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Utilitarian :: Utilitarian (a.) Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; /iming at utility as distinguished from beauty, ornament, etc.; sometimes, reproachfully, evincing, or characterized by, a regard for utility of a lower kind, or marked by a sordid spirit; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian indifference to art..
Reproachful :: Reproachful (a.) Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding; opprobrious; abusive.
Puritan :: Puritan (n.) One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship than those established by law; -- originally, a term of reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early population of New England..
Azymite :: Azymite (n.) One who administered the Eucharist with unleavened bread; -- a name of reproach given by those of the Greek church to the Latins.
Slander :: Slander (n.) Disgrace; reproach; dishonor; opprobrium.
Wite :: Wite (v.) Blame; reproach.
Stingaree :: Sting (v. t.) To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches..
Puppy :: Puppy (n.) A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person.
Stigma :: Stigma (v. t.) Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization.
Gibe :: Gibe (v. i.) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.
Effeminacy :: Effeminacy (n.) Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men..
Scorn :: Scorn (v. i.) To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach; to act disdainfully..
Under :: Under (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the
Twitter :: Twitter (n.) One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider..
Stain :: Stain (n.) Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.
Invective :: Invective (n.) An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as an invective against tyranny..
Self-reproaching :: Self-reproaching (a.) Reproaching one's self.
Scandalize :: Scandalize (v. t.) To offend the feelings or the conscience of (a person) by some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to bring shame, disgrace, or reproach upon..
Twit :: Twit (v. t.) To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood..
Bespatter :: Bespatter (v. t.) To asperse with calumny or reproach.
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