verb
- criticized or expressed disapproval of someone for their actions or behavior
Usage: past tense of reproach
Examples
- She reproached him for being late to the meeting.
- The teacher reproached the students for not completing their homework.
- He reproached himself for making such a careless mistake.
- The mother gently reproached her child for breaking the vase.
- The coach reproached the team for their poor performance.
- She felt reproached by his disappointed expression.