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reprehensible
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Reprehensible
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rep·re·hen·si·ble
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ˌrɛp
rɪˈhɛn
sə
bəl
/
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[
rep-ri-
hen
-s
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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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
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.
Antonyms
praiseworthy.
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World English Dictionary
reprehensible
(ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəb
ə
l)
—
adj
open to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy
[C14: from Late Latin
reprehensibilis
, from Latin
reprehendere
to hold back, reprove; see
reprehend
]
reprehensi'bility
—
n
repre'hensibleness
—
n
repre'hensibly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
reprehensible
late 14c., from L.L. reprehensibilis, from reprehens-, pp. stem of reprehendere (see
reprehend
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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
.
Giving everyone a chance to fail, or even a second chance, is by no means a
reprehensible
policy.
Such crimes are
reprehensible
and should be punished severely.
Finally shareholders are becoming incensed by these
reprehensible
bonuses and severance packages.
To ignore the sin of lying and blame someone who is trying to cut through the veil of secrecy is
reprehensible
.
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