Improperia

[ im-pro-peer-ee-uh ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. reproach ( def 8 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Improperia¹

1875–80; < Late Latin, plural of improperium, equivalent to Latin improper ( āre ) to blame (apparently an unlearned conflation of improbāre to express disapproval and improprius incorrect or improperus not hastening) + -ium -ium