All 10 Uses of
reproach
in
Fathers and Sons
- Did he reproach himself for weakness?†
Chpt 5 *
- Arkady was wounded by Bazarov's cynicism, but—as often happens—he reproached his friend not precisely for what he did not like in him ….†
Chpt 14
- 'Hush, Yevgeny …. if one listened to you to-day one would be driven to agreeing with those who reproach us for want of principles.'†
Chpt 21
- …the dinner was like that day; Timofeitch in person had galloped off at early dawn for beef; the bailiff had gone off in another direction for turbot, gremille, and crayfish; for mushrooms alone forty-two farthings had been paid the peasant women in copper); but Arina Vlasyevna's eyes, bent steadfastly on Bazarov, did not express only devotion and tenderness; in them was to be seen sorrow also, mingled with awe and curiosity; there was to be seen too a sort of humble reproachfulness.†
Chpt 21
- There was a note of genuine reproach in her whisper.†
Chpt 23
- But there is a means of avoiding that painful reproach.†
Chpt 24
- Fenitchka's conscience scarcely reproached her; but she was tormented at times by the thought of the real cause of the quarrel; and Pavel Petrovitch too looked at her so strangely …. that even when her back was turned, she felt his eyes upon her.†
Chpt 24
- Katya raised her eyes to look upward, and assented, 'Yes'; while Arkady thought, 'Well, she does not reproach me for talking finely.'†
Chpt 25
- You reproached me, if you remember, yesterday with a want of seriousness,' Arkady went on, with the air of a man who has got into a bog, feels that he is sinking further and further in at every step, and yet hurries onwards in the hope of crossing it as soon as possible; 'that reproach is often aimed …. often falls …. on young men even when they cease to deserve it; and if I had more self-confidence ….'†
Chpt 26
- You reproached me, if you remember, yesterday with a want of seriousness,' Arkady went on, with the air of a man who has got into a bog, feels that he is sinking further and further in at every step, and yet hurries onwards in the hope of crossing it as soon as possible; 'that reproach is often aimed …. often falls …. on young men even when they cease to deserve it; and if I had more self-confidence ….'†
Chpt 26
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.