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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › reprehensibleReprehensible Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REPREHENSIBLE is worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable. How to use reprehensible in a sentence. Did you know?

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   REPREHENSIBLE definition: 1. If someone's behaviour is reprehensible, it is extremely bad or unacceptable: 2. If someone's…. Learn more.

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   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 - 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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   REPREHENSIBLE meaning: 1. If someone's behaviour is reprehensible, it is extremely bad or unacceptable: 2. If someone's…. Learn more.

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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishreprehensible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   reprehensible. morally wrong and deserving criticism synonym deplorable His conduct was thoroughly reprehensible. Definition of reprehensible adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Jun 7, 2024 · reprehensible (comparative more reprehensible, superlative most reprehensible) Blameworthy, censurable, guilty. Deserving of reprehension.

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    Reprehensible Definition. rĕprĭ-hĕnsə-bəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. Deserving to be reprehended. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Blameworthy, censurable, guilty. Wiktionary. Synonyms: criminal. condemnable. vicious. deplorable. sinful. shameful. heinous.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryreprehensible definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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