All 6 Uses of
reproach
in
Go Tell It on the Mountain
- No one, none of the saints in any case, had ever reproached or rebuked his father, or suggested that his life was anything but spotless.†
Chpt 1.1 *reproached = criticized
- No man would approach her in honor because she was a living reproach, to herself and to all black women and to all black men.†
Chpt 2.1reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- Gabriel knew that when he entered she would not ask him where he had been; she would not reproach him; and her eyes, even when she closed her lids to sleep, would follow him everywhere.†
Chpt 2.2
- Sometimes Deborah sat with his mother, watching him with eyes that were no less patient and reproachful.†
Chpt 2.2reproachful = critical (full of criticism)
- nothing, at any rate, with which she could be reproached.†
Chpt 2.2reproached = criticized
- He looked questioningly, reproachfully, at his mother, who laughed, watching him, and said, "Johnny want to hear some more of that music.†
Chpt 2.3reproachfully = in a manner that criticizes
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.