reprehensible

rep·re·hen·si·ble

 (rĕp′rĭ-hĕn′sə-bəl)

adj.

Deserving rebuke or censure: "Few legal codes were as reprehensible as the Jim Crow laws" (Pete Bodo).

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin reprehēnsibilis, from Latin reprehēnsus, past participle of reprehendere, to reprehend; see reprehend.]

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rep′re·hen′si·bil′i·ty, rep′re·hen′si·ble·ness n.

rep′re·hen′si·bly adv.

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reprehensible

(ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl)

adj

open to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy

[C14: from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendere to hold back, reprove]

ˌrepreˌhensiˈbility, ˌrepreˈhensibleness n

ˌrepreˈhensibly adv

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rep•re•hen•si•ble

(ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛn sə bəl)

adj.

deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy.

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

rep`re•hen′si•bly, adv.

rep`re•hen`si•bil′i•ty, rep`re•hen′si•ble•ness, n.

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reprehensible

- Usually applied to things, not people—the sin and not the sinner.

See also related terms for sin.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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" condemnable, criminal, deplorable, vicious wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"

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reprehensible

adjective blameworthy, bad, disgraceful, shameful, delinquent, errant, unworthy, objectionable, culpable, ignoble, discreditable, remiss, erring, opprobrious, condemnable, censurable behaving in the most reprehensible manner
acceptable, admirable, laudable, praiseworthy, forgivable, unobjectionable, pardonable

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reprehensible

adjective

Deserving blame:

blamable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable, culpable, guilty.

Idiom: at fault.

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Translations

مَسْؤول عن

hanebnýtrestuhodný

forkastelig

tadelnswertverwerflich

αξιοκατάκριτοςκατακριτέος

répréhensible

elítélendõ

ámælisverîur

riprovevolebiasimevole

peiktinas

nosodāmspeļams

afkeurenswaardigschuldigverwerpelijk

kritikkverdig

suçlanabilir

应受指责的应该谴责的

reprehensible

[ˌreprɪˈhensɪbl] ADJ → reprensible, censurable

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reprehensible

[ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsɪb^əl] adj → répréhensible

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reprehensible

adj → verwerflich, tadelnswert

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reprehensible

[ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsɪbl] adj (frm) → riprovevole

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reprehensible

(repriˈhensəbl) adjective

deserving blame. a reprehensible act. afstootlik, gruwelik مَسْؤول عن осъдителен repreensível trestuhodný, hanebný tadelnswert forkastelig επιλήψιμος reprensible, censurable taunitav شرم آور؛ ناهنجار tuomittava répréhensible רָאוי לְגִינוּי दोषारोपण करने योग्य pokudan, prijekoran elítélendő patut disalahkan ámælisverður riprovevole 非難さるべき 비난 받아야 할 peiktinas peļams; nosodāms patut dipersalahkan afkeurenswaardigforkastelig, kritikkverdig naganny دغندنې وړ، دملامتياوړ repreensível reprobabil предосудительный trestuhodný graje vreden prekoran klandervärd, förkastlig น่าตำหนิ suçlanabilir 應受譴責的 вартий догани مورد الزام đáng bị khiển trách 应受指责的，应该谴责的

ˌrepreˈhensibly adverb

gruwelik, afstootlik بصورةٍ مَسْؤولَه осъдително repreensivelmente trestuhodně tadelnswert forkasteligt αξιοκατάκριτα de forma reprensible, censurablemente taunitavalt به طور نکوهیده tuomittavasti de façon répréhensible באופן ראוי לגינוי मलामत करते हुए, दोष देते हुए pokudno kifogásolhatóan secara patut disalahkan á ámælisverðan hátt in maniera riprovevole けしからんことに 비난받을 만하여 peiktinai, smerktinai secara yang patut dipersalahkan afkeurenswaardigforkastelig, kritikkverdig karygodnie دغندنې وړ repreensivelmente (în mod) reprobabil предосудительно trestuhodne graje vredno prekorno klandervärt, förkastligt อย่างน่าตำหนิ suçlanacak şekilde 應受譴責地 варто догани; негоже ملزمانہ đáng bị khiển trách 应受指责地

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reprehensible

a. reprensible, reprobable, censurable.

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