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Russian
Etymology
From у- (u-) + *прёк (*prjok, “crosswise”), from *перёк (*perjók); see поперёк (poperjók). Original meaning "objection".
Pronunciation
Noun
упрёк • (uprjók) m inan (genitive упрёка, nominative plural упрёки, genitive plural упрёков)
- reproach, reproof, rebuke (mild rebuke, or an implied criticism)
- Synonyms: уко́р (ukór), укори́зна (ukorízna), обвине́ние (obvinénije)
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