All 4 Uses of
reproach
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- The eyes were not offended which she turned upon him nor reproachful.†
Chpt 3 *
- These devils will afflict the damned in two ways, by their presence and by their reproaches.†
Chpt 3
- Such is the language of those fiendish tormentors, words of taunting and of reproach, of hatred and of disgust.†
Chpt 3
- The inhuman clamour soothed his ears in which his mother's sobs and reproaches murmured insistently and the dark frail quivering bodies wheeling and fluttering and swerving round an airy temple of the tenuous sky soothed his eyes which still saw the image of his mother's face.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(reproach) a criticism; or to express criticism or disappointment -- especially where a relationship makes the disapproval result in disappointment or shameeditor's notes: The expression "beyond reproach" is often used to indicate that one must not only be careful to do everything right, but must be careful not to do anything that might make people suspect they did something wrong. For example, politicians often need to behave in a manner that is beyond reproach.
"Beyond reproach" can also suggest that something is perfect. More rarely, it can also be used to suggest that someone is too powerful or too well-connected to criticize.