crying shame vs reproach

crying shame

noun
  • A situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable. 

reproach

noun
  • Disgrace or shame. 

  • A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism. 

  • An object of scorn. 

verb
  • To disgrace, or bring shame upon. 

  • To criticize or rebuke (someone). 

How often have the words crying shame and reproach occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )