Synonyms of the word

reproach

• n. A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
• n. Disgrace or shame.
• v. To criticize or rebuke someone.
• v. To disgrace, or bring shame upon someone.

accuse

• v. (transitive) To find fault with, to blame, to censure.
• v. (transitive) To charge with having committed a crime or offence.
• v. (intransitive) To make an accusation against someone.
• n. (obsolete) An accusation.

criminate

• v. (transitive, construed with of) To accuse, incriminate, impeach.
• v. (transitive, construed with of) To rebuke, censure, reprimand.

disgrace

• n. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
• n. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
• n. Something which brings dishonor; the cause of shame or reproach; great discredit.
• n. (obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
• v. To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.

ignominy

• n. Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

impeach

• v. To hinder, impede, or prevent.
• v. To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
• v. To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
• v. (law) To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same…

incriminate

• v. (transitive) To accuse or bring criminal charges against.
• v. (transitive) To indicate the guilt of.

rebuke

• n. A harsh criticism.
• v. To criticise harshly; to reprove.

reprehension

• n. the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand.

reprimand

• n. A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
• v. To reprove in a formal or official way.

reproof

• n. An act or instance of reproving; a rebuke.
• v. To proof again.

reproval

• n. The act of reproving.

shame

• n. Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of impropriety, dishonor, or other…
• n. Something to regret.
• n. Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.
• n. The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy.
• n. That which is shameful and private, especially private parts.
• interj. A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, often used reduplicated, especially in political debates.
• interj. (South Africa) Expressing sympathy.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To feel shame, be ashamed.
• v. (transitive) To cause to feel shame.
• v. To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.
• v. (obsolete) To mock at; to deride.

upbraid

• n. (obsolete) The act of reproaching; contumely.
• v. (transitive) To criticize severely.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in…
• v. (obsolete) To treat with contempt.
• v. (obsolete) To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; – with to before the person.
• v. (archaic, intransitive) To utter upbraidings.
• v. (Britain dialectal, Northern England) To rise on the stomach; vomit; retch.