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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVorwurf
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Vorwurf
"Sie machte ihm schwere Vorwürfe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The expression of disapproval or disappointment.
"She looked at him with reproach."
- 1
Address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.
"Critics reproached the government for the delay."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French reprouchier (verb), reprouche (noun), based on Late Latin reprobiare 'to reject', from Latin probrum 'blame, disgrace'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "reproach" is said worldwide
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reproche
Transliteration: reproche
"Il n'a rien à se reprocher."
Vorwurf
Transliteration: Vorwurf
"Sie machte ihm schwere Vorwürfe."
rimprovero
Transliteration: rimprovero
"Il suo comportamento è al di sopra di ogni rimprovero."
reproche
Transliteration: reproche
"Su actitud es digna de reproche."
reprovação
Transliteration: reprovação
"Ele aceitou as críticas sem reprovação."
तिरसकार
Transliteration: tiraskar
Script: तिरस्कार
"उसने उसकी गलती पर तिरस्कार व्यक्त किया।"
责备
Transliteration: zébèi
"他受到了大家的责备。"
비난
Transliteration: binan
"그의 행동은 비난을 받아 마땅하다."
非難
Transliteration: hinan
"彼の行動は非難の余地がない。"
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