All 39 Uses of
reproach
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- He was stylishly and irreproachably dressed in a carefully buttoned frock-coat.†
Chpt 2irreproachably = in a way that is not subject to criticismstandard prefix: The prefix "ir-" in irreproachably means not and reverses the meaning of reproachably. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "R" as seen in words like irrational, irregular, and irresistible.
- Now you reproach me for having a weakness for that lady when you yourself incited her to captivate me!†
Chpt 2reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- So here you have this man, this father who reproaches his profligate son!†
Chpt 2reproaches = criticizes; or criticisms
- At such moments he liked to feel that there was near at hand, in the lodge if not in the room, a strong, faithful man, virtuous and unlike himself, who had seen all his debauchery and knew all his secrets, but was ready in his devotion to overlook all that, not to oppose him, above all, not to reproach him or threaten him with anything, either in this world or in the next, and, in case of need, to defend him—from whom?†
Chpt 3reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- The old man who has reproached me with what never happened does not even know of this fact; I never told any one about it.†
Chpt 3 *reproached = criticized
- But who can reproach her, who can boast of her favor?†
Chpt 3reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- His heart glowed with love, and he reproached himself bitterly for having been able for one instant to forget him whom he had left in the monastery on his deathbed, and whom he honored above every one in the world.†
Chpt 3reproached = criticized
- "What do I know about love and women and how can I decide such questions?" he thought reproachfully, after such doubts and surmises.†
Chpt 4reproachfully = in a manner that criticizes
- "I had not forgotten that," cried Katerina Ivanovna, coming to a sudden standstill, "and why are you so antagonistic at such a moment?" she added, with warm and bitter reproachfulness.†
Chpt 4reproachfulness = the quality of being full of criticism
- But you need him so as to contemplate continually your heroic fidelity and to reproach him for infidelity.†
Chpt 4reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- But her reproach was undeserved.†
Chpt 5
- Even if my benefactor must die without me, anyway I won't have to reproach myself all my life with the thought that I might have saved something and did not, but passed by and hastened home.†
Chpt 5
- To her master's bitter, though deserved, reproaches, Marfa Ignatyevna replied that the fowl was a very old one to begin with, and that she had never been trained as a cook.†
Chpt 5reproaches = criticizes; or criticisms
- Looking at you, I reproached myself and envied you.†
Chpt 6reproached = criticized
- The monk is reproached for his solitude, "You have secluded yourself within the walls of the monastery for your own salvation, and have forgotten the brotherly service of humanity!"†
Chpt 6
- If you can take upon yourself the crime of the criminal your heart is judging, take it at once, suffer for him yourself, and let him go without reproach.†
Chpt 6reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- In the crowd in the dead man's cell he noticed with inward aversion (for which he immediately reproached himself) the presence of Rakitin and of the monk from Obdorsk, who was still staying in the monastery.†
Chpt 7reproached = criticized
- And now no one reproached them for it, no one raised his voice in protest, which was strange, for the majority of the monks had been devoted to the dead elder.†
Chpt 7
- Pyotr Ilyitch asked him reproachfully.†
Chpt 8reproachfully = in a manner that criticizes
- "Come, come, what a fellow you are!" cried Grushenka reproachfully.†
Chpt 8
- She was always fancying that Kolya was "unfeeling" to her, and at times, dissolving into hysterical tears, she used to reproach him with his coldness.†
Chpt 10reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- There was a reproachful light in his eyes.†
Chpt 10reproachful = critical (full of criticism)
- "Can you really have put off coming all this time simply to train the dog?" exclaimed Alyosha, with an involuntary note of reproach in his voice.†
Chpt 10reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- And in such a voice, so reproachfully!†
Chpt 10reproachfully = in a manner that criticizes
- He reproached me with that!†
Chpt 11reproached = criticized
- Say, 'I am sorry, forgive me,' and a shower of reproaches will follow!†
Chpt 11reproaches = criticizes; or criticisms
- Alyosha went on, with timid reproach.†
Chpt 11reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- Only when I said these words to you, it was not by way of praise, but of reproach.†
Chpt 11
- What reproach?†
Chpt 11
- "You don't understand?" he drawled reproachfully.†
Chpt 11reproachfully = in a manner that criticizes
- "You don't understand me," Ivan exclaimed reproachfully.†
Chpt 11
- You reproach me with unbelief, you see, you say, yet you don't believe.†
Chpt 11reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- And so I trust I may not be reproached, for confining myself to what struck me.†
Chpt 12reproached = criticized
- He was irreproachably dressed, but his face made a painful impression, on me at least: there was an earthy look in it, a look like a dying man's.†
Chpt 12irreproachably = in a way that is not subject to criticismstandard prefix: The prefix "ir-" in irreproachably means not and reverses the meaning of reproachably. This prefix is sometimes used before words beginning with "R" as seen in words like irrational, irregular, and irresistible.
- Persons severely afflicted with epilepsy are, so the most skillful doctors tell us, always prone to continual and morbid self-reproach.†
Chpt 12reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- —to reproach him with treachery, for she has betrayed him!†
Chpt 12
- ...I am reproached with having woven a romance.†
Chpt 12reproached = criticized
- Katya said, with bitter reproach, and she burst into tears.†
Chpt Epil.reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- "You won't forgive her!" cried Mitya, with frantic reproach.†
Chpt Epil.
Definition:
a criticism; or to express criticism or disappointment -- especially where a relationship makes the disapproval result in disappointment or shame
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.
"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.