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Russian
Etymology
From по- (po-) + *прёк (*prjok, “crosswise”), from *перёк (*perjók); see поперёк (poperjók). Original meaning "objection".
Pronunciation
Noun
попрёк • (poprjók) m inan (genitive попрёка, nominative plural попрёки, genitive plural попрёков)
- (colloquial) reproach, reproof, rebuke (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism)
- Synonyms: упрёк (uprjók), уко́р (ukór)
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