different between reproach vs improperation
reproach
English
Etymology
Old French reprochier (Modern reprocher).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???p???t?/
- (US) IPA(key): /???p?o?t?/
- Rhymes: -??t?
Noun
reproach (countable and uncountable, plural reproaches)
- A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
- Disgrace or shame.
- (countable) An object of scorn.
Synonyms
- obloquy, opprobrium
Translations
Verb
reproach (third-person singular simple present reproaches, present participle reproaching, simple past and past participle reproached)
- (transitive) To criticize or rebuke (someone).
- if ye be reproached for the name of Christ
- Mezentius […] with his ardour warmed / His fainting friends, reproached their shameful flight, / Repelled the victors.
- (transitive) To disgrace, or bring shame upon.
Synonyms
- (to criticize or rebuke): blame, rebuke, upbraid
- (to disgrace): disgrace, dishonor
- See also Thesaurus:reprehend
Derived terms
- beyond reproach
- reproachful
- reproachable
Translations
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improperation
English
Etymology
From Latin improperare.
Noun
improperation (plural improperations)
- (obsolete) A reproach; an instance of upbraiding or contumely.
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Folio 2007, p. 6:
- for, omitting those improperations and termes of scurrility betwixt us [...]there is between us one common name and appellation, one faith
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Folio 2007, p. 6:
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