reproach
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a mild rebuke or criticism
words of reproach
Types & categories
- rebuke hypernym
- self-reproof hyponym
- rap hyponym
Sense 2 verb
express criticism towards
The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior
Types & categories
- criminate hypernym
Related & opposite
- castigation derivation
- upbraider derivation
Sense 3 noun
disgrace or shame
he brought reproach upon his family
Types & categories
- disgrace hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rebuke |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-reproof |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rap |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | castigation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | upbraider |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | criminate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disgrace |