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adjective
deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin reprehēnsibilis, equivalent to Latin reprehēns(us) (past participle of reprehendere to reprehend) + -ibilis -ible
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin reprehēnsibilis, equivalent to Latin reprehēns(us) (past participle of reprehendere to reprehend) + -ibilis -ible
Related forms
rep·re·hen·si·bil·i·ty, rep·re·hen·si·ble·ness, noun
rep·re·hen·si·bly, adverb
non·rep·re·hen·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·rep·re·hen·si·ble, adjective
non·rep·re·hen·si·ble·ness, noun
EXPANDnon·rep·re·hen·si·b·ly, adverb
un·rep·re·hen·si·ble, adjective
un·rep·re·hen·si·ble·ness, noun
un·rep·re·hen·si·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
culpable.
culpable.
Antonyms
praiseworthy.
praiseworthy.
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Reprehensible
has a plethora of syllables.
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| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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reprehensible
late 14c., from L.L. reprehensibilis, from reprehens-, pp. stem of reprehendere (see reprehend).
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