reprehensible
Use Reprehensible in a sentence
rɪˈhɛn 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
non·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
Synonyms
culpable.
culpable.
Antonyms
praiseworthy.
praiseworthy.
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reprehensible (ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| open to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy | |
| [C14: from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendere to hold back, reprove; see | |
| reprehensi'bility | |
| —n | |
| repre'hensibleness | |
| —n | |
| repre'hensibly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
reprehensible
late 14c., from L.L. reprehensibilis, from reprehens-, pp. stem of reprehendere (see reprehend).
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Example sentences
Punitive damages are imposed to punish reprehensible conduct and to deter others from similar behavior in the future.
Exploiting an event to further an agenda is not in itself reprehensible.
His efforts to cover up his crime by stealing from another client, an elderly widow, make his actions all the more reprehensible.
To do what he did on such a large scale and to so-called friends is reprehensible.
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