reprehensible
[ rep-ri-hen-suh-buhl ]
/ ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛn sə bəl /
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adjective
deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
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repoussoir, repp, Repplier, repr., reprehend, reprehensible, reprehension, represent, representation, representational, representationalism
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reprehensible
/ (ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl) /
adjective
open to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy
Derived forms of reprehensible
reprehensibility or reprehensibleness, nounreprehensibly, adverbWord Origin for reprehensible
C14: from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendere to hold back, reprove; see reprehend
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