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Definition

a criticism; or to express criticism — especially where a relationship makes the disapproval result in disappointment or shame

She reproached him for being thoughtless and lazy.

reproached = criticized

As a representative of the school, my actions must be beyond reproach.

reproach = criticism

(note that beyond reproach or above reproach is often used to mean that something is not only unworthy of criticism, but also that it gives no appearance of possibly being worthy of criticism. For example, it's not just that the agent didn't let a conflict of interest impact her actions. She went beyond that by assuring there was no conflict of interest to tempt her. It 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.)

Don't reproach yourself for things beyond your control.

reproach = criticize

She brought reproach upon her family.

reproach = criticism

Spare me your words of reproach.

reproach = criticism

The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior

reproached = criticized

As she stood before me on the porch, I could see the exhaustion in her face, and all the words of reproach I'd been rehearsing drained away.
Nicholas Sparks -- Dear John

reproach = criticism

never any more did he reproach himself for feelings that were natural and sincere.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- This Side of Paradise

reproach = criticize

He bitterly regretted his foolishness, and reproached himself for weakness of will; for he now perceived that in putting on the Ring he obeyed not his own desire but the commanding wish of his enemies.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Fellowship of the Ring

reproached = criticized

There was no higher praise for her; no higher reproach for me.
Charles Dickens -- David Copperfield

reproach = criticism

In the middle of the letter, for example, he reproached himself for complaining too much:
Tim O'Brien -- The Things They Carried

reproached = criticized

Sometimes I would go to see my parents, but seldom, since there was so much to be done in my own home; and my mother, knowing this, did not reproach me for the long intervals between my visits.
Kamala Markandaya -- Nectar in a Sieve

reproach = criticize

I have not come here to reproach you.
Alan Paton -- Cry, the Beloved Country

reproach = criticize

But the reproach was the unendurable thing; the one thing worse than parting with her was, that she should feel he had acted unworthily toward her.
George Eliot -- The Mill on the Floss

reproach = criticism

No, Anne, we have done nothing to deserve such a reproach!
Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl

reproach = criticism

His daughter Barbara was reproaching him for writing ridiculous letters to the newspapers.
Kurt Vonnegut -- Slaughterhouse-Five

reproaching = criticizing

But he didn't sound reproachful; he simply wanted to know.
Albert Camus -- The Stranger

reproachful = full of criticism

I know that you're bound to reproach me - but before you do take into consideration - you left!
Tennessee Williams -- A Streetcar Named Desire

reproach = criticize

He stares at Moushumi as he says it, but she's too drunk to absorb his reproach.
Jhumpa Lahiri -- The Namesake

reproach = expression of criticism

Anything might be bearable rather than such reproaches.
Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park

reproaches = criticisms

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