Definition of reprehend in English:

reprehend

verb ˌrɛprɪˈhɛndˌrɛprəˈhɛnd

[with object]

Reprimand.
a recklessness which cannot be too severely reprehended
Example sentencesExamples
- Tolstoy particularly reprehended the widely held view of Dostoyevsky as a ‘prophet and saint,’ someone immersed in the conflict between Good and Evil.
- My intent is not to lecture or reprehend - surely, I have my vices and my insalubrious addictions.
- I knew my posture had been less than perfect and knowing I had not left with the others I feared he wished to reprehend me.
- Aye used to reprehend him to use his right hand when he was a little boy, but he wasn't very successful and the king always had his way.
- She was about to get careless and stroll on casually, but she was able to reprehend herself from doing so.
- Once she had upset Sophie because Sophie was playing with her dolls and making much noise and Adele tried to reprehend her.
- Sympathies are continually reshuffled, and you end up questioning all values in the play - the ones Baitz seems to uphold and the ones he appears to reprehend.
Synonyms
criticize, censure, condemn, castigate, chastise, lambaste, pillory, savage, find fault with, fulminate against, abuse

Derivatives

reprehension

noun ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnʃ(ə)nˌrɛprəˈhɛnʃ(ə)n

mass noun

The action of reprimanding someone.
never fear reprehension for voicing your views
Example sentencesExamples
- The notice posted by Victoria Alexander of Films In Review is minimally positive but otherwise scathing in its reprehension of the film's ideological messages.
- ‘A freeman will have his hand cut off, but a serf…’ He shook his head in silent reprehension.
- Jones does concede, however, that very few artists manage to avoid reprehension as they struggle for fame and recognition.

Origin

Middle English: from Latin reprehendere 'seize, check, rebuke', from re- (expressing intensive force) + prehendere 'seize'.

Rhymes

amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend

Definition of reprehend in US English:

reprehend

verbˌrɛprəˈhɛndˌreprəˈhend

[with object]

Reprimand.
a recklessness that cannot be too severely reprehended
Example sentencesExamples
- She was about to get careless and stroll on casually, but she was able to reprehend herself from doing so.
- My intent is not to lecture or reprehend - surely, I have my vices and my insalubrious addictions.
- Tolstoy particularly reprehended the widely held view of Dostoyevsky as a ‘prophet and saint,’ someone immersed in the conflict between Good and Evil.
- I knew my posture had been less than perfect and knowing I had not left with the others I feared he wished to reprehend me.
- Once she had upset Sophie because Sophie was playing with her dolls and making much noise and Adele tried to reprehend her.
- Sympathies are continually reshuffled, and you end up questioning all values in the play - the ones Baitz seems to uphold and the ones he appears to reprehend.
- Aye used to reprehend him to use his right hand when he was a little boy, but he wasn't very successful and the king always had his way.
Synonyms
criticize, censure, condemn, castigate, chastise, lambaste, pillory, savage, find fault with, fulminate against, abuse

Origin

Middle English: from Latin reprehendere ‘seize, check, rebuke’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + prehendere ‘seize’.

单词	reprehend
释义	Definition of reprehend in English: reprehend verb ˌrɛprɪˈhɛndˌrɛprəˈhɛnd [with object] Reprimand. a recklessness which cannot be too severely reprehended Example sentencesExamples Tolstoy particularly reprehended the widely held view of Dostoyevsky as a ‘prophet and saint,’ someone immersed in the conflict between Good and Evil. My intent is not to lecture or reprehend - surely, I have my vices and my insalubrious addictions. I knew my posture had been less than perfect and knowing I had not left with the others I feared he wished to reprehend me. Aye used to reprehend him to use his right hand when he was a little boy, but he wasn't very successful and the king always had his way. She was about to get careless and stroll on casually, but she was able to reprehend herself from doing so. Once she had upset Sophie because Sophie was playing with her dolls and making much noise and Adele tried to reprehend her. Sympathies are continually reshuffled, and you end up questioning all values in the play - the ones Baitz seems to uphold and the ones he appears to reprehend. Synonyms criticize, censure, condemn, castigate, chastise, lambaste, pillory, savage, find fault with, fulminate against, abuse Derivatives reprehension noun ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnʃ(ə)nˌrɛprəˈhɛnʃ(ə)n mass noun The action of reprimanding someone. never fear reprehension for voicing your views Example sentencesExamples The notice posted by Victoria Alexander of Films In Review is minimally positive but otherwise scathing in its reprehension of the film's ideological messages. ‘A freeman will have his hand cut off, but a serf…’ He shook his head in silent reprehension. Jones does concede, however, that very few artists manage to avoid reprehension as they struggle for fame and recognition. Origin Middle English: from Latin reprehendere 'seize, check, rebuke', from re- (expressing intensive force) + prehendere 'seize'. Rhymes amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend Definition of reprehend in US English: reprehend verbˌrɛprəˈhɛndˌreprəˈhend [with object] Reprimand. a recklessness that cannot be too severely reprehended Example sentencesExamples She was about to get careless and stroll on casually, but she was able to reprehend herself from doing so. My intent is not to lecture or reprehend - surely, I have my vices and my insalubrious addictions. Tolstoy particularly reprehended the widely held view of Dostoyevsky as a ‘prophet and saint,’ someone immersed in the conflict between Good and Evil. I knew my posture had been less than perfect and knowing I had not left with the others I feared he wished to reprehend me. Once she had upset Sophie because Sophie was playing with her dolls and making much noise and Adele tried to reprehend her. Sympathies are continually reshuffled, and you end up questioning all values in the play - the ones Baitz seems to uphold and the ones he appears to reprehend. Aye used to reprehend him to use his right hand when he was a little boy, but he wasn't very successful and the king always had his way. Synonyms criticize, censure, condemn, castigate, chastise, lambaste, pillory, savage, find fault with, fulminate against, abuse Origin Middle English: from Latin reprehendere ‘seize, check, rebuke’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + prehendere ‘seize’.
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