C2verbformalrelationshipsemotions
US/rɪˈproʊtʃ/
UK/rɪˈprəʊtʃ/
to criticize someone, often gently, and show that you are disappointed by what they did
In context
Her mother reproached her for not calling home more often.
He reproached himself for missing the signs of his friend's depression.
Nobody can reproach the nurses; they did everything they could.
Words that go with reproach
verb + preposition
- reproach someone forThe teacher reproached him for being rude to a classmate.
- reproach someone withShe reproached him with all the promises he had broken.
- reproached byHe was reproached by his colleagues for leaking the report.
verb + noun
- reproach yourselfDon't reproach yourself; nobody could have predicted the accident.
adverb + verb
- bitterly reproachResidents bitterly reproached the mayor for ignoring the floods.