All 5 Uses
reproach
in
The Phantom of the Opera
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- He had an excellent heart and an irreproachable conscience.†
Chpt 2 *irreproachable = 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.
- Poligny and Debienne, we had been so nicely steeped"—Moncharmin's style is not always irreproachable—"had no doubt ended by blinding my imaginative and also my visual faculties.†
Chpt 6
- He no longer doubted that she had "nothing to reproach herself with," however peculiar and inexplicable her conduct might seem.†
Chpt 9reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
- Christine, who, in her innocence, had not dreamed of such a possibility, suddenly discovered the danger of the game and reproached herself bitterly.†
Chpt 11reproached = criticized
- And he reproached me with not having finished dressing at that time of day: he was good enough to tell me that it was two o'clock in the afternoon.†
Chpt 12
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)