flattery vs reproach

flattery

noun
  • An instance of excessive praise. 

  • Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. 

reproach

noun
  • A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism. 

  • Disgrace or shame. 

  • An object of scorn. 

verb
  • To disgrace, or bring shame upon. 

  • To criticize or rebuke (someone). 

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