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reproachment

US/ɹɪˈpɹəʊt͡ʃ.mənt/

reproachment noun: an upbraiding criticism or rebuke.

Noun

reproachment (countable and uncountable, plural reproachments)

  1. An upbraiding criticism or rebuke.
    • The collective reproachment of Naomi during the course of this experience illustrates the many ways in which female sexuality can be seen as culpable.2002, Mary Jane Kehily, Sexuality, Gender and Schooling: Shifting Agendas in Social Learning, https://books.google.ru/books?id=AmNb2LJfaOMC&pg=PA71&dq=reproachment&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl9oKO9_fLAhXT...
    • The statement was made as a fact with no reproachment indicated.2002, Walter A. Turner, Sexuality, Fancy's Way, https://books.google.ru/books?id=xiVVtC_41NIC&pg=PA469&dq=reproachment&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl9oKO9_fLAhXTKCwKHYUsC784FBDoAQhBMAc#v=onepage&q=reproachm...

Examples of reproachment in a sentence

  • And you dare to speak to me of reproachment."2008, P. D. Fraley, Mortal Bounds, https://books.google.ru/books?id=cK5hVFra8I0C&pg=PT82&dq=reproachment&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt06mI9ffLAhU...
  • Even with all of Sophie's congestion, her reproachment came through quite clearly.2008, Karen White, The House on Tradd Street, https://books.google.ru/books?id=IHY3U-117EsC&pg=PT203&dq=reproachment&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj...

Forms of reproachment

pluralreproachments

Origin of reproachment

Equivalent to reproach (“to upbraid, scold”) + -ment (“the result of”). More at reproach.

Questions about reproachment

What does reproachment mean?
Reproachment means an upbraiding criticism or rebuke.
How do you use reproachment in a sentence?
And you dare to speak to me of reproachment."
What part of speech is reproachment?
Reproachment is a noun.
How do you pronounce reproachment?
Reproachment is pronounced /ɹɪˈpɹəʊt͡ʃ.mənt/ (US).
What is the plural of reproachment?
The plural of reproachment is reproachments.

Words near reproachment in the dictionary

  1. reproaching
  2. reproachingly
  3. reproachings
  4. reproachless
  5. reproachlessness
  6. reproachment
  7. reproachments
  8. reproacht
  9. reprobacy
  10. reprobance
  11. reprobate

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