reproach
part of speech
verb (reproach, reproaches, reproached, reproaching); noun (reproach, reproaches)
meaning for a pupil
1) verb To tell someone, gently or sadly, that you are disappointed in what they did. tree →
2) noun Words or looks showing disappointment or blame. tree →
3) beyond reproach So good that no one can criticise it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means shame or disgrace, not only words of blame. Interpretation: Rachel's words show how childlessness was felt as a shame, and Jacob's sons call marrying their sister to an uncircumcised man a disgrace to the family. In the primary lessons: In stories, a parent «looks at someone with reproach». In ethics: «reproach yourself» means feel guilty. In formal talk, «behaviour beyond reproach». Phrases: «a look of reproach», «beyond reproach», «reproach yourself».
examples
- And she conceived, and bore a son, and said: 'God hath taken away my reproach.' (Torah GEN.30.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- and said unto them: 'We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us. (Torah GEN.34.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? (Writings PSA.74.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Turn away my reproach which I dread; for Thine ordinances are good. (Writings PSA.119.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people. (Writings PRO.14.34, JPS 1917) tree →
- Mum gave me a look of reproach when I came home muddy. tree →
- Don't reproach yourself, it wasn't your fault. tree →
- The teacher reproached him for being unkind. tree →
- Her honesty is beyond reproach. tree →
- His silence was full of reproach. tree →
- The dog looked at me with reproach when I ate its biscuit. tree →
- When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me! tree →
note
Spelling: re-pro-ACH. Adjective «reproachful». Softer than «scold». Countable and uncountable as a noun.
In the corpora
- And she conceived, and bore a son, and said: 'God hath taken away my reproach.'
- and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
- Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly; therefore shall his blood be cast upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.
- I will gather them that are far from the appointed season, who are of thee, that hast borne the burden of reproach.
- That hath no slander upon his tongue, nor doeth evil to his fellow, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «reproach» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.