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   reprehensible

   /ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. deserving censure or condemnation: "his complacency and reprehensible laxity"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin reprehensibilis, from reprehens- ‘rebuked’, from the verb reprehendere (see reprehend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. reprehensibility noun
   • 2. reprehensibly adverb

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   Is a reprehensible act a crime?

   • His conduct, though morally reprehensible, is not a crime. But the police department decried a "reprehensible" act they said appeared aimed at a particular group of graves. There was absolutely no reason to publish this private email address, and you should be ashamed of your reprehensible conduct.

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   What is another word for reprehensible?

   • Near synonyms of this adjective are "blameworthy" and "culpable." The word reprehensible is from Middle English, from Latin reprehensus, plus the suffix -ibilis, "deserving of, capable of." If someone is reprehended, they are blamed or strongly criticized.

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   Where did the word reprehensible come from?

   • It may be easy to grasp that reprehensible is all about blame, but the word’s origins tell a grabbier story. The word comes from the Latin reprehendere (literally “to hold back”), a combination of re- and prehendere, meaning “to grasp.”

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   Is a cliche reprehensible?

   • It is reprehensible that, in a country which boasts a long and healthy choral tradition, there is still no commercial recording. Looked at thus, a cliche no longer seems so reprehensible, but becomes a useful identification symbol. As for violence, it was not reprehensible from the point of view of political morality.

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   Reprehensible means extremely bad or unacceptable, especially someone's behaviour. Learn how to use this formal adjective with synonyms, translations and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Reprehensible means worthy of or deserving blame or condemnation. Learn the word history, synonyms, example sentences, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Definitions of reprehensible. adjective. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure. “adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife”. synonyms: condemnable, criminal, deplorable, vicious. wrong. contrary to conscience or morality or law.

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   Reprehensible means very bad and morally wrong, usually in a formal context. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and sentences from various sources.

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