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reproachful

/ri-prohch-fuhl/US // rɪˈproʊtʃ fəl //UK // (rɪˈprəʊtʃfʊl) //

责备的,责备性的,责备,有责备的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
    • : Obsolete. deserving reproach; shameful.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inderogatory
Synonyms
defamatory诽谤性,诋毁性,诽谤,诽谤性的degrading退化的,降级的,降级,退化demeaning有失身份,贬低,贬低性的,贬低性disparaging诋毁性的,诋毁性,贬低,诋毁sarcastic讽刺,带讽刺意味的,带讽刺意味,挖苦slanderous诽谤,诽谤性的,诽谤性,诽谤的unflattering不雅观,不雅观的,不好看,不好看的aspersing芦笋,芦荟,芦花,芦苇荡belittling轻视,贬低,轻蔑,鄙视calumnious谰言,谗言,谗言惑众,谰言连篇censorious审查,审查者,审查员,审查的contumelious传染性,有传染性,具有传染性,有传染性的critical关键,关键的,重要的,重要damaging破坏性,破坏性的,有害的,损害decrying谴责,骂人,驳斥,嘲笑deprecatory贬义词,贬义的,贬义,贬损性的depreciative折旧,贬值的,贬值,折旧的despiteful可鄙的,可鄙,卑鄙无耻,卑鄙的detracting有害的,碍事的,有碍观瞻,碍手碍脚disdainful不屑一顾,轻蔑的,不屑一顾的,轻视fault-finding找茬,寻错,找错,寻疵humiliating羞辱性的,屈辱的,侮辱性的,羞辱性injurious有害的,伤害性,有害,损害性malevolent恶意的,恶毒的,邪恶的,恶毒malicious恶毒的,恶意的,恶毒,邪恶的minimizing尽量减少,最小化,最大限度地减少,尽可能减少opprobrious厌恶的,厌恶,讨厌的,反对派scornful轻视,轻蔑的,轻蔑,轻蔑的态度slighting轻视,鄙视,微不足道,亵渎spiteful怀恨在心,刻薄的人,刻薄的,刻薄unfavorable不利的,不利于,不利,不良vilifying诋毁,诽谤,中伤,污蔑

Examples

  • Sick with jealousy and spite, she bowed as she passed, trying to look eighteen, and tenderly reproachful.

  • Something in the tone of the man seemed to his listener uncalled for—in a sense reproachful, singular.

  • If he had expected to find her languishing, reproachful, or indulging in sentimental tears, he must have been greatly surprised.

  • I whispered, in a tone strangely in contrast with the angry and reproachful air I had assumed.

  • His stump of a tail drooped dejectedly as he looked at her with big reproachful eyes.