reproach
نندا
definition
verb
critics of the administration reproached the president for his failure to tackle the deficiency
address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.
noun
he gave her a look of reproach
the expression of disapproval or disappointment.
example
For Billy the boy is a nagging reminder of his own delinquent youth: for Shirley-Diane he is a strange mix of sex object and living 'reproach' .
I could scarcely 'reproach' you for having undergone it without success, for those who emerge from it triumphant are very few.
The hint of 'reproach' in ‘omission’ may not be quite fair to either of us.
He tells him that he is not there to 'reproach' him, and John denies having done anything wrong.
his elegance is a living 'reproach' to our slovenly habits
Your comments bring to mind John Milton's words: ‘They who have put out the people's eyes, 'reproach' them of their blindness.’
Stung by his 'reproach' , she counters by reminding him that her lack of ardor is understandable given their night of lovemaking.
his elegance is a living 'reproach' to our slovenly habits
Perhaps the most horrible aspect of Frank's world is not the existence of cruelty, but rather the possibility that life might be shaped by nothing more than the whims of others beyond control or 'reproach' .
he gave her a look of 'reproach'
Although rock had become mainstream by the early 1970s, it continued to arouse resistance and to elicit 'reproach' - and continues, indeed, to this day.
The characters often look up to the gods for guidance, speak of them and 'reproach' them for putting such a predicament onto mortals of flesh and blood.
The poem's thought about the aetiology of war, its main theme, is based on Christ's 'reproach' of the Pharisees, who had upbraided the disciples for not washing their hands before eating.
She agrees, goes to his home, and realizes that he will not question or 'reproach' her.
Aunt Alice frowned slightly at this reproach against her motherly duties, but the sorrow in her beautiful eyes could not be from this 'reproach' alone, it was too deep.
he gave her a look of 'reproach'
No less absurd is the second 'reproach' thrown upon capitalism - namely, that technological and therapeutical innovations do not benefit all people.
The 'reproach' was lightly mocking and they both laughed.
Some of his published works have met with strong criticism and 'reproach' .
All those 'reproaches' aimed at us should have been directed against them, because their cinema was completely unreal.
They talked for two hours, during which Baeck 'reproached him with' all the accusations that he had heard against him.
Look at the Closet scene: Hamlet has just killed a man, Polonius, yet he heaps 'reproaches' upon his mother's head for daring to re-marry.
During a small seminar in Freiburg, he actually 'reproaches' Heidegger for inattentiveness.
He is imprisoned for a year for having acted as Castlewood's second in the duel, for which Lady Castlewood bitterly 'reproaches' him, and on his release joins the army and fights in the war of the Spanish Succession.
He eyed Mr. Jacks with disgust, like a mother 'reproaching' her child for muddying the kitchen floor.
Medicine can no longer 'reproach me with' being unfaithful: I've paid a proper tribute to erudition, and to what old writers call pedantry.
But Nanny will never tell you this and will go on 'reproaching' you for your naughty habit of smoking in corners, even if it is the only way, with such a demanding life-style, to obtain a moment's quiet relief.
In the background Kristin also heard a male voice 'reproaching' the child for answering the phone.
He eyed Matt 'reproachingly' , looking at slightly quivering lips and an all-in-all inhabited look.
We cannot believe the government is moving to legalize the dog-eating practice of some Koreans, which is not only harmful to national interests but also disgraceful and 'reproachable' .
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