reproachable
- adjective
- /rɪˈproʊtʃəbl/
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reprochable
- "Tenerife -- 31.03.2010 -- Bishop Bernardo Alvarez said the actions of priests who had abused youngsters were 'horrible and reproachable,' but the culprits were a tiny minority of the church's half a million priests worldwide."
Examples
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The scandal surrounding the politician's actions was reproachable, causing public outrage and calls for resignation.
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Her dishonest behavior at work was clearly reproachable, leading to a formal warning from her manager.
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Bishop Bernardo Alvarez said the actions of priests who had abused youngsters were 'horrible and reproachable,' but the culprits were a tiny minority of the church's half a million priests worldwide.
Blog text (19) -
Many felt that the school's decision to ignore the bullying incident was reproachable and demanded immediate changes.
Synonyms
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7.9
Morally wrong and deserving strong criticism
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7.5
Deserving blame for doing something wrong
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6.0
Not honest or fair and causing shame
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5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
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7.4
Very bad and makes people feel angry or disgusted
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6.5
Deserving blame for doing something wrong or harmful
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7.5
Deserving strong criticism for being wrong
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7.6
Likely to harm someone's reputation by showing shameful behaviour
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7.9
Deserving criticism because someone did something wrong
People think it caused harm or did something wrong
Deserving blame or formal criticism
Something people can fairly say is wrong or bad
Antonyms
How Blameworthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reproachable comes from the parts re- and probare, where probare means 'to test' or 'approve' and you can see the same root in the English word prove. So reproachable is like 'against approval', something that is not approved and therefore 'deserving blame' or criticism.