reprehension

[ rep-ri-hen-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of reprehending; reproof; censure.

Origin of reprehension

1
1325–75; Middle English <Latin reprehēnsiōn- (stem of reprehēnsiō), equivalent to reprehēns(us) (past participle of reprehendere to reprehend) + -iōn--ion

Other words from reprehension

  • rep·re·hen·sive [rep-ri-hen-siv], /ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛn sɪv/, adjective
  • rep·re·hen·sive·ly, adverb

Words Nearby reprehension

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British Dictionary definitions for reprehension

reprehension

/ (ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or an instance of reprehending; reproof or rebuke

Derived forms of reprehension

  • reprehensive or rare reprehensory, adjective
  • reprehensively, adverb

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