English → Latin
“reproach” in Latin
probrumdisgrace, shame; abuse, insultopprobriumreproach, taunt; scandal, disgrace, dishonour, shamemaledīcōto slander, speak ill of; to curseexprobrōto reproach, upbraid or reproveobiūrgōto chide, scold, rebuke, reprimand; to chastise, punish; to dissuade or deter one from any thing, by means of reproofvituperōto censure; to scold, tell off, blame; to disparage, find fault with
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reproach s.
probrum (reproach which may be justly made): opprobrium (reproach actually made): maledictum: vox contumeliosa: verbum contumeliosum.
reproach v.
objicere (the proper word): exprobrare (alicui aliquid, or de aliqua re): objurgare (aliquem, aliquem de aliqua re or in aliqua re; also aliqua re only, and with quod): aliquid alicui crimini dare. Also reprehendere aliquem de or in aliqua re: vituperare (aliquem de aliqua re) [SYN, in BLAME]. To reproach in mild terms, levi brachio objurgare aliquem (de aliqua re): to reproach anybody severely, aliquem graviter accusare: when I was reproached with being almost beside myself, cum objurgarer, quod paene desiperem (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reproach?
- The usual Latin words for “reproach” are probrum, opprobrium, maledīcō; also exprobrō, obiūrgō, vituperō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.