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reprehensible

[ rep-ri-hen-suh-buhl ]
/ ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛn sə bəl /
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adjective

deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.

Words related to reprehensible

objectionable, sinful, culpable, disgraceful, amiss, blamable, blameworthy, censurable, delinquent, errant, erring, guilty, ignoble, opprobrious, remiss, unholy, unworthy, wicked, condemnable, discreditable

Words nearby reprehensible

repoussé, repp, repplier, repr., reprehend, reprehensible, reprehension, represent, representation, representational, representationalism

Origin of reprehensible

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin reprehēnsibilis, equivalent to Latin reprehēns(us) (past participle of reprehendere to reprehend) + -ibilis -ible

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British Dictionary definitions for reprehensible

reprehensible
/ (ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl) /

adjective

open to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy

Derived forms of reprehensible

reprehensibility or reprehensibleness, nounreprehensibly, adverb

Word Origin for reprehensible

C14: from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendere to hold back, reprove; see reprehend
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