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reprehensible
rep·re·hen·si·ble R0163400 (rĕp′rĭ-hĕn′sə-bəl)adj. Deserving rebuke or censure: "Few legal codes were as reprehensible as the Jim Crow laws" (Pete Bodo).
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin reprehēnsibilis, from Latin reprehēnsus, past participle of reprehendere, to reprehend; see reprehend.]
rep′re·hen′si·bil′i·ty, rep′re·hen′si·ble·ness n.rep′re·hen′si·bly adv.reprehensible (ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl) adjopen to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy[C14: from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendere to hold back, reprove] ˌrepreˌhensiˈbility, ˌrepreˈhensibleness n ˌrepreˈhensibly advrep•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. reprehensible - Usually applied to things, not people—the sin and not the sinner.See also related terms for sin.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, viciouswrong - 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" |
reprehensibleadjective 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, pardonablereprehensibleadjectiveDeserving blame:blamable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable, culpable, guilty.Idiom: at fault.Translationsreprehensible (repriˈhensəbl) adjective deserving blame. a reprehensible act. 應受譴責的 应受指责的，应该谴责的 ˌrepreˈhensibly adverb 應受譴責地 应受指责地
reprehensible
Synonyms for reprehensibleadj blameworthySynonyms- blameworthy
- bad
- disgraceful
- shameful
- delinquent
- errant
- unworthy
- objectionable
- culpable
- ignoble
- discreditable
- remiss
- erring
- opprobrious
- condemnable
- censurable
Antonyms- acceptable
- admirable
- laudable
- praiseworthy
- forgivable
- unobjectionable
- pardonable
Synonyms for reprehensibleadj deserving blameSynonyms- blamable
- blameful
- blameworthy
- censurable
- culpable
- guilty
Synonyms for reprehensibleadj bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censureSynonyms- condemnable
- criminal
- deplorable
- vicious
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