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reproach

/ɹipˈɹəʊtʃ/ree-PROHCH
/ɹipˈɹoʊtʃ/ree-PROHCH

Meaningto bring near, upbraid

Common meaning: to blame

Journey through time

  1. Frenchreprochersource
  2. Middle Englishreprochesource
  3. Englishreproach‘to blame’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on French reprocher ‘to bring near, upbraid’.

Roots

  • reprocher French “to bring near, upbraid”

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