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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

   Scrabble Points: 20

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   noun. reprehensibly. ˌre-pri-ˈhen (t)-sə-blē. adverb. Did you know? 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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   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 definition: deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.. See examples of REPREHENSIBLE used in a sentence.

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   Synonyms for REPREHENSIBLE: guilty, blameworthy, culpable, punishable, reckless, bad, censurable, reproachable; Antonyms of REPREHENSIBLE: blameless, impeccable, perfect, pure, faultless, irreproachable, flawless, innocent.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPREHENSIBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you think that a type of behaviour or an idea is very bad and morally wrong, you can say that it is reprehensible. [formal] Mr Cramer said the violence by anti-government protestors was reprehensible. ...behaving in the most reprehensible manner.

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   reprehensible - bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"

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    Definition of reprehensible adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    reprehensible meaning: Reprehensible behaviour is extremely bad.. Learn more.