All 5 Uses
reproach
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 13 chapter version
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- You will bitterly reproach him in your own heart, and seriously think that he has behaved very badly to you.†
Chpt 1reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- There is a luxury in self-reproach.†
Chpt 6
- He could not bear the idea of reproaching him any more.
Chpt 7 *reproaching = criticizing
- Compared to what he saw in it of censure or rebuke, how shallow Basil's reproaches about Sibyl Vane had been!†
Chpt 8reproaches = criticizes; or criticisms
- And, after all, it is a very poor consolation to be told that the man who has given one a bad dinner, or poor wine, is irreproachable in his private life.†
Chpt 9irreproachable = beyond criticismstandard affixes: The prefix ir- is often used in front of words that start with R to mean not. That reverses the meaning of the word as seen in words like irrational, irregular, and irresistible. The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
Definitions:
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(1)
(reproach) a criticism; or to express criticism or disappointment -- especially where a relationship makes the disapproval result in disappointment or shameThe 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. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)