reproach
verbTo express disappointment or blame for someone's behavior.
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Clear all filtersTo express disappointment or blame for someone's behavior.
To express disapproval or criticism, often with a corrective purpose.
To feel hurt or indignation about something regarded as unfair or improper.
An action taken in return for a perceived injury, offense, or attack.
To withdraw a statement or claim previously made.
Clear without requiring further explanation or proof.
To take the place of something earlier.
To take the place of someone or something, often by displacing it.
To make a written copy of speech or other material.
To happen, or to become known after having been unclear.
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A final demand backed by a threatened consequence.
Undertaken by one side without the agreement or participation of others.
So clear that it cannot reasonably be confused or misunderstood.
Eager to take revenge for a perceived wrong.
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