Reverse Dictionary: REPROACH

ADJECTIVES
► ABUSEFUL abounding in abuse; using or practicing abuse; abusive, reproachful → 1642 obs.
► ACCUSATORIAL characterized by accusation; accusing, reproachful → 1788
► CONTUMELIOUS  reproachful and tending to convey disgrace and humiliation; despiteful → 1483
► CONVICIATORY wrangling, railing; reproachful, abusive → 1611 obs.
► CONVICIOUS reproachful, abusive, railing → 1630 obs.
► CRIMINOSE ready to blame or accuse; reproachful, accusatory; defamatory → c1475 obs.
► CRIMINOUS reproachful, accusatory; defamatory → c1485 obs.
► DEDECOROUS disgraceful, reproachful, shameful, dishonourable, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, dishonest → 1727 obs.
► DISGRACIVE tending to disgrace or reproach; disgraceful, shameful → 1602 obs.
► OBLOQUIOUS characterized by obloquy or evil-speaking; bringing disgrace or reproach; defamatory → 1611
► OPPROBRATORY conveying reproach or detraction → 1833 obs.
► OPPROBRIOUS full of or containing reproach or opprobrium → c1410

ADVERBS
► TWITTINGLY by way of censure or reproach, esp. of a light or good-humoured kind; tauntingly, teasingly → 1638

INTERJECTIONS
► SHAME! expressing shock, reproach, disgust, etc. → ME

NOUNS
► ABUSION contemptuous or reproachful language; reviling, insult → 1382 obs.
► BAUCHLING reproaching, taunting → 1835 Sc.
► BETWITTING upbraiding, reproach → 1869 Eng. dial.
► BISMER 1. shame, disgrace, reproach, mockery, scorn → c893 obs.
2. ​a reproach, a taunt, an insult → 971 obs.
► CASTING UP a taunt, reproach, upbraiding → 1890 Sc.
► CAST UP a taunt, reproach, upbraiding → 1896 Sc.
► CONTUMELACY insolent reproach or abuse; scornful rudeness → 1657 obs.
► CONTUMELY 1. insolent reproach or abuse; scornful rudeness; such contemptuous treatment as tends to inflict dishonour and humiliation → c1386
2. an insult, an insolent reproach; a piece of scornful insolence → c1450
► CONVICY reproach, reviling → 1526 obs.
► CORREPTION a chiding, reprehension, reproof, reproach, rebuke → c1380 obs.
► CRIMINOSITY reproach; ill report → 1727
► EDWIT reproach, rebuke, taunt; taunting speech → c825 obs.
► EDWITING a reproaching or rebuking, a rebuke, reproach → 1388 obs.
► FLYTING a reproach → c1200 obs.
► IMPROBATION reproach → 1526 obs.
► IMPROBRATION reproach, reviling → 1526 obs.
► IMPROPERATION the act of upbraiding or reviling; a reproach, a taunt → 1502 obs.
► IMPROPERY reproach, upbraiding → 1542 obs.
► LACK disgrace, despite, reproach; the act of disparaging → 1710 Sc. obs.
► LASTING abuse, blame, reproach → a1225 obs.
► MEDISANCE evil speaking; reproach; obloquy; detraction → 1656 obs.
► OBBRAID a reproach or reproof → a1200 obs.
► ONSAW a charge against a person, an accusation; reproach, opprobrious language → c1000 obs.
► OPPROBRATION reproaching, taunting, reviling → c1616 obs.
► OPPROBRIOUSNESS abusive quality; reproachfulness, scurrility → c1540
► OPPROBRIUM 1. an occasion or cause of reproach or reprobation; something that brings disgrace → 1656
2. the disgrace or evil reputation attached to conduct considered shameful; infamy, reproach, disgrace, dishonour → 1683
► OPPROBRY 1. a condition of infamy, shame, disgrace, or reproach → 1432-50 obs.
2. an occasion, cause, or object of reproach → 1535 obs.
► RAGGIN the act of reproaching; a scolding; a debate, contention → 1825 Sc.
► REPRUCE reproach → a1325 obs.
► SCANCE blame, reproach, scandal → 1866 Sc.
► SCATHE AND SCORN insult and injury, blame, reproach → 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SISERARA a severe blow; a violent reproach
► TASH a reproach, affront; disgrace → 1709 Sc.
► TOLE evil-speaking, calumny, slander; blasphemy; reproach, blame → c1000 obs.
► TWIT a criticism or reproach, esp. one made in a good-humoured or teasing way; a taunt, a jibe → 1528
► TWITTING a censuring, reproaching, or upbraiding a person, activity, etc., esp. in a good-humoured or teasing way; also, a taunt, a jibe → 1565
► UMBRAID upbraiding, reproach → c1330 obs.
► UPBRAY a reproach or reproof → 1590 obs.
► UPBRIXLE reproach, scorn; an object of reproach → c1200 obs.
► UPCAST a reproach; a taunt; an occasion of reproach → 1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.

NOUNS – TERM OF REPROACH
► AMERUGIAN a term of mild reproach for a child, after they have been in mischief → 1983 Amer. dial.
► ARBROOTUS a term of reproach to a woman → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BANG-BEGGAR a term of reproach; a vagabond → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BARGHEST a term of reproach or abuse; one who is unsightly in appearance; a noisy or ill-conducted person → 1863 Eng. dial.
► BASH-RAG a term of reproach → 1603 obs.
► BASTARD a term of reproach for a mischievous or worthless boy → 1830 Eng. dial.
► BEARWARD a term of reproach → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BEGGAR a term of reproach or mock anger; also a term of address to a familiar → 1883 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► BELL-KITE a term of reproach → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BENCH-BABBLER one who sits idly whistling on a bench; a term of reproach → 1549
► BENCH-WHISTLER one who sits idly whistling on a bench; a term of reproach → 1542 obs.
► BESOM a term of reproach or contempt applied to a woman, esp. a woman of loose or slovenly habits → 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► BEWCASTLE a term of reproach → 1883 Eng. dial.
► BLIZZOM a mild term of reproach for a young woman → 1886 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLOOD OF A BITCH a term of great reproach → 1921 Amer. dial.
► BLOSSOM a mild term of reproach to a woman; a hussy → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLUEBELLY a proud, pretentious person; a term of reproach → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BLUTTER a term of reproach; one who has not the power of retention → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOINARD a fool, a simpleton; a rogue, a rascal, a scoundrel, a low person; a term of reproach → a1300 obs.
► CALLYMOOCHER a term of abuse or reproach; ? a raw cadger, a greenhorn → → 1661 obs.
► CAPON an idiot, a dull, stupid person; a term of reproach → 1542
► CASBALD a term of reproach → c1440 obs.
► CAYNARD a lazy fellow, a sluggard; a worthless fellow, a rascal, a scoundrel; a term of reproach → 1303 obs.
► CHITTY-FACE a term of reproach or contempt; a thin, pinched, or childish face; one who has a thin, pinched face; a puny child with a little face; a pitiful, wretched, sneaking fellow → 1601 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► CLAPPERDUDGEON a beggar born; also used as a term of reproach or insult → 1567 arch.
► COCKATRICE a prostitute, a whore; often used as a term of reproach or abuse for a woman → 1568 arch.
► COSBAUDE a term of reproach to a woman → 1570 obs.
► COTTON PICKER a Texan; a term of reproach → 1937 Amer. dial.
► CUM-TWANG term of abuse, reproach, or contempt; apparently, a miser → 1599 obs.
► CUSTARD-PATE a term of reproach or abuse for a person → 1639 obs.
► DAMISHELL a young unmarried woman; a term of reproach for a woman of bad character or disposition; a damsel → a1743 Sc.
► DAMSEL a young unmarried woman; a term of reproach for a woman of bad character or disposition → 1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DANE a red-haired man, a term of reproach → 1865 Eng. dial.
► DEVIL’S NEEDLE a term of reproach → 1824 Sc.
► DEVILSKIN a mischievous, tiresome person; a humorous term of reproach → 1874 Eng. dial.
► DOG’S FACE a term of abuse or reproach → c1590
► DOG-BOLT a term of contempt or reproach applied to a person; a contemptible fellow; a mean wretch or villain → 1465 obs.
► DRUGGLE a term of contempt or reproach: apparently a heavy, stupid, spiritless or cowardly fellow → 1611 obs.
► DUNGHILL a person of low social status; a commoner or peasant; chiefly used as a demeaning term of reproach or abuse → 1608 derogatory, obs.
► DUST-WORM a ‘worm of the dust’, a mean, despicable, or grovelling person; a term of reproach → 1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► FACKET a term of contempt or reproach applied to women and children; a slattern; a worthless woman → 19C Eng. dial.
► FAGGOT a term of contempt or reproach applied to women and children; a slattern, a worthless woman → 1591
► GADLING a term of reproach; a base, low-born person → 1297 obs.
► GALLOWS-STRINGS a term of reproach → 1675
► GRUMBOL a term of reproach → 1881 (Bk.)
► GUINEA-PIG a term of reproach → 1881 (Bk.)
► GUTTER-MASTER a term of reproach → 17C
► HAGGAGE a term of reproach for a woman; an untidy, slatternly, or slovenly woman → 1746 Eng. dial.
► HAGGAGING a term of reproach for a woman → 1876 Eng. dial.
► HAINE ► HAYNE ► HEYNE a term of reproach; a mean wretch, a niggard → c1386 obs.
► HALTER-SACK a ‘gallows-bird’; a term of reproach or abuse→ 1598 obs.
► HANGIE a term of reproach for a person; a worthless fellow → 1787 Sc.
► HEAP a term of reproach applied to a slovenly woman → 1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► HULLOCK a lazy, worthless fellow; a term of reproach → 19C  Eng. dial.
► JACKANAPES an absurd fop; a whippersnapper; a general term of reproach → 1529 sl.
► JAIL-BIRD a term of reproach; an incorrigible rogue → 1603
► JAUDEWIN a term of reproach for a person → 1340-70 obs.
► LADRONE a vague term of reproach; a rogue, rascal, blackguard; a lazy knave → a1557 Sc.
► LATHERIN a vague term of reproach; a rogue, a blackguard → 1789 Sc.
► LAYDRON a vague term of reproach; a rogue, a blackguard → 1706 Sc.
► LAZY LAURENCE a term of reproach for an idle person; a loafer → 1880
► LUCKY-MINNIE a term of reproach to a woman → 19C Sc.
► LURDAN a term of opprobrium, reproach, or abuse, implying either dullness and incapacity, or idleness and rascality; a sluggard, a vagabond, a loafer → c1330 obs.
► MALT-HORSE a term of reproach or abuse for a dull, stupid fellow; a dolt → 1590 obs.
► MIXEN a term of reproach to a woman or child → 1777 Eng. dial.
► MIXEN-VARLET a term of reproach → 1895 Sc.
► MURKLE a term of reproach or contempt → 19C  Sc.
► NAGGART a term of reproach for a person → 1866 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NAUGHTY-PACK a term of abuse or reproach to a male or female → 16C obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► NEAGER a term of reproach → 1790 Eng. dial.
► NIKKIENOW a term of reproach → 1678 Sc. obs.
► PADDOCK-STOOL a term of reproach → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► PAIK ► PAKE a term of reproach for a woman, or for a female domesticated animal or bird; always used with an adj., as in ‘auld paik’ → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► PARDONER a term of reproach, a scoundrel, a villain, a cheat → c1700 obs.
► PELTIS-HOLE a term of reproach applied to women → L16 Sc.
► PENTWEEZLE a term of abuse or reproach → 1656 obs.
► QUEAN a term of reproach for a shrewish or dirty woman → 1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► QUEEN an immoral woman; a term of reproach for a shrewish or dirty woman → 1740 Eng. dial.
► QUILL-BOY a term of reproach for a person incapable of much work → 1853 Ireland
► QURD a term of reproach for a person → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAT a term of reproach for a person → 1594
► RED-HEADED DANE a term of reproach → 1880 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RIGGIN a term of reproach for a woman → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ROGUE a mischievous person, now esp. a child; frequently used as a playful term of reproof or reproach → L16
► RONYON a fat woman; a mangy or scabby animal; a term of contempt or reproach to a woman (see note on blog entry) → 1605
► SACKET a term of reproach or abuse → 1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SCAPE-GALLOWS ► SCAPE-THE-GALLOWS a term of reproach for a thoroughly bad fellow → 1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SCOLOPENDRA a term of reproach to a woman; a nickname for a courtesan; a harlot → 1633 obs.
► SNIBBLE-NOSE one who would save even the droppings of his nose; a term of reproach for a mean-spirited, covetous person; a niggardly miser → 1746 Eng. dial.
► SNICKET a pert, saucy, forward girl; a term of reproach for a little girl; a naughty child; a dirty, careless, impudent woman → 1867 Eng. dial.
► SOUSED GURNET a term of reproach → 1598 obs.
► SQUALL a girl, a minx; a term of endearment, and of abuse or reproach → 1570 obs.
► STICHEL a term of reproach, applied especially by parents to children → 1659 obs.
► TARLEATHER a term of abuse or reproach applied to a woman; an inferior woman → 1575 obs. rare
► TASSEL-RAG a mild term of reproach used to a female → 1887 Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
► TIKE a mischievous, tiresome child or boy; a term of reproach applied half playfully to children → 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TIMBER-HEAD a blockhead; a term of reproach → 1882 Eng. dial.
► TITIVIL a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave → c1420 obs.
► TYKE a mischievous, tiresome child or boy; a term of reproach applied half playfully to children → 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► UDGIT a term of reproach for a person → 1868 Eng. dial.
► UTICK a term of reproach for a lad → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► UZBIRD a term of reproach; generally applied to children →k1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► WARLOCK a wicked person; a scoundrel, a reprobate; a general term of reproach or abuse → a1000 obs.
► WEAN an immoral woman; a term of reproach for a shrewish or dirty woman → 1740 Eng. dial.

NOUNS – PERSON
► TAUNTER a reproacher; an insulter → 1558
► TWITTER one who censures, reproaches, or upbraids someone → 1598 obs.

VERBS
► ABRAID to reproach, to reprove; to upbraid → c1330
► ADWITE to reproach, to accuse → c1430 obs.
► BEGREDE to cry out against; to upbraid, to reproach, to accuse → c1200 obs.
► BETWIT to reproach; to taunt, to jibe → 1661 obs.
► BOAN to nag at, to trouble with reproachful reminders → 1898 Eng. dial.
► CAST A SCANSE ON ONE to make one an object of reproach (scance = n. blame, reproach, scandal) → Bk1904 Sc.
► CAST IN A PERSON’S NOSE to reproach or upbraid a person with → 1526 obs.
► CAST ONE IN THE TEETH to reproach or upbraid one → 1526 obs.
► CONTUMELY to reproach insolently, to insult → 1483 obs.
► DING UP to reproach, to upbraid, to reflect upon → 1854 Eng. dial.
► DO A PERSON SHAME to inflict disgrace or injury on a person; to reproach a person → obs.
► EDWITE to taunt, to blame, to reproach → c825 obs.
► EMBRAID to upbraid, to taunt, to mock; also, to reproach one with → 1481 obs.
► ENTWITE to twit, rebuke, reproach or blame a person → 1542 obs.
► FLOG THE CAT to reproach oneself → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► GAB to reproach; to accuse → c1200 obs.
► ILL to harm; to reproach; to rail at; to speak evil of → 1684 Eng. dial.
► IMPROPERATE to reproach; to upbraid one with a fault → 1623 obs.
► LAY TO A PERSON’S NOSE to reproach or upbraid a person with → 1579 obs.
► LEHTRIE to reproach → c1000 obs.
► OPPROBRIATE to speak abusively or contemptuously of or to; to reproach; to vilify → 1649
► OUTBRAID to upbraid; to reproach → 1509 obs.
► PALT to assail with obloquy or reproaches → 1697 obs.
► RAG to scold, to rate; to talk severely to, to reproach; to abuse violently → a1796 Eng. dial. & sl.
► REPRUCE to reproach → a1325 obs. rare
► SCANCE to criticize, to be censorious about, to reproach, to taunt → 1801 Sc.
► SHEND to reproach, to disgrace, to degrade, to blame, to revile, to put to shame → c897 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► THREAP to complain, to call out; to reproach → 1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► THROW IN ONE’S TEETH to reproach, to upbraid, to censure with → 1694
► TONGUE to assail with words; to reproach, to scold; to discuss or talk about injuriously → 1388
► TWIT to censure, reproach, or upbraid a person, esp. in a good-humoured or teasing way; to find fault with; to blame; to taunt → 1530
► TWIT IN THE TEETH to censure, reproach, or upbraid a person; to tease, to taunt → 1530 obs.
► TWITTER to reproach or upbraid a person; to tease, to taunt → 1749
► UMBRAID to upbraid, to reproach → c1330 obs.
► UPBRAY to upbraid; to reproach, reprove, or censure; to find fault with, to carp at → 1581 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► UPCAST to taunt, to reproach; to upbraid with → 1899 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
► WHIP THE CAT to reproach oneself → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)