Definition of reprehensible in English:

reprehensible

adjective ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)lˌrɛprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l

Deserving censure or condemnation.
his complacency and reprehensible laxity
Example sentencesExamples
- All this frivolity works well in supporting a movie that, by its nature, falls into university cliches except for the refreshing fact that its characters are more reprehensible than usual.
- I think Oliver's actions would be entirely reprehensible were it not for the fact that Madeleine herself sometimes appears to be a willing - and possibly witting - participant in his ruse.
- Read my previous posts, the examples I cite as ethically or morally reprehensible business practices.
- That the tragedy and those at its center should be exploited for ratings and political gain is not just wrong - it's reprehensible.
- I told the publisher that I thought that was totally reprehensible.
- There is no doubt that individual scientists have said things that are reprehensible and that they have been wrong but that in no way undermines the scientific enterprise.
- But his behavior toward his son is often reprehensible.
- To vandalize an art work - even a bad art work, even a morally reprehensible art work - is to adopt the tactics of the enemies of culture.
- As a nation, we have become so desensitized to the immoral and the reprehensible that ads like these can run in not one, but at least two (that I know of) national women's magazines.
- It seemed a reprehensible use of one's arbitrary social status.
- A venial sin, in economic terms, is an expression of greed that's reprehensible enough to warrant punishment but not so serious that it significantly undercuts the country's long-term growth.
- Nothing in rural France is more reprehensible than a piece of cultivable ground left unattended.
- Magee argues that Wagner's anti-Semitism, though reprehensible, was not mirrored in his work, but his extenuations have the tone of a capable defense attorney pleading for us to exercise reasonable doubt.
- They are all shallow and their actions, attitudes, and values reprehensible.
- Plagiarism is first and foremost a moral crime - it's about deception, and it's reprehensible because the plagiarist is passing off someone else's ideas or words as his own.
- I happen to view myself in a very human way, and I describe the mistakes I made and the way I acted sometimes as being pretty reprehensible.
- It's a long way from either reprehensible or genius.
- Equally troubling are the myths of geographical entitlement that undergird the reprehensible euphemism of ‘ethnic cleansing’.
- Globalization processes create academically uncomfortable and sometimes politically reprehensible forms of hybrid histories, all shadowed by commodifications of various sorts.
- The kind of Family of Man photography that promotes an upbeat ‘love conquers all’ sentimentality Sontag finds morally reprehensible in its naivety.
Synonyms
deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable, disreputable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable, wrong, bad, shameful, dishonourable, ignoble, erring, errant, objectionable, odious, opprobrious, repugnant, inexcusable, unpardonable, unforgivable, insufferable, indefensible, unjustifiable, regrettable, unacceptable, unworthy, remiss
criminal, sinful, scandalous, iniquitous
condemnable, reprovable, blameable, reproachable, censurable
rare exceptionable

Derivatives

reprehensibility

nounˌrɛprɪhɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti

Its reprehensibility apart, this form of control is hardly enforceable in the long run, given that women's collection activities are necessary for household subsistence.
Example sentencesExamples
- Attempting to prove the legal reprehensibility of the enemy can only result in entangling one's own forces in the very litigation one is attempting to impose on the enemy.
- Under this definition of ‘reprehensibility,’ the reprehensibility of that fraud should be measured against the potential harm to everyone the defendant tried to harm or exposed to injury through its reckless conduct.
- Clifford's contention about the reprehensibility of believing without or against the evidence still stands.
- The court held that subsequent acts of repair should lessen the jury's final judgement about the reprehensibility of an act.

reprehensibly

adverb rɛprɪˈhɛnsɪbliˌrɛprəˈhɛnsəbli

The chance of disaster was appreciably high and you voluntarily and reprehensibly took that risk with its terrible consequences.
Example sentencesExamples
- He already knows you've behaved reprehensibly - after all, selfishness and pettiness are the crux of his worldview.
- Both parties behave reprehensibly to each other throughout the film until the all-too-convenient happy ending.
- It's morally reprehensibly and against all the foundations of a civil society to allow people who have not been tried, charged or otherwise told why they've been detained to be kept without release.
- Yet it has been given spurious credibility by talking heads on television, by jargonising think-tanks, by politicians and, most reprehensibly, by complicit academics in quest of knighthoods and patronage.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin reprehensibilis, from reprehens- 'rebuked', from the verb reprehendere (see reprehend).

prison from Old English:
This comes via Old French from Latin prehendere ‘to seize’. Prehendere is a rich source of English words, being found, amongst many, in apprehend (late 16th century), comprehend (late 16th century); prehensile (late 18th century); and reprehensible (Late Middle English). A shortening of prehendere lies behind praedari ‘plunder’ and praeda ‘booty’, which lie behind depredation (Late Middle English); predatory [L16]; and prey (Middle English).

Rhymes

apprehensible, comprehensible, defensible, distensible, extensible, ostensible, sensible

Definition of reprehensible in US English:

reprehensible

adjectiveˌrɛprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)lˌreprəˈhensəb(ə)l

Deserving censure or condemnation.
his complacency and reprehensible laxity
Example sentencesExamples
- Globalization processes create academically uncomfortable and sometimes politically reprehensible forms of hybrid histories, all shadowed by commodifications of various sorts.
- Magee argues that Wagner's anti-Semitism, though reprehensible, was not mirrored in his work, but his extenuations have the tone of a capable defense attorney pleading for us to exercise reasonable doubt.
- Equally troubling are the myths of geographical entitlement that undergird the reprehensible euphemism of ‘ethnic cleansing’.
- The kind of Family of Man photography that promotes an upbeat ‘love conquers all’ sentimentality Sontag finds morally reprehensible in its naivety.
- Plagiarism is first and foremost a moral crime - it's about deception, and it's reprehensible because the plagiarist is passing off someone else's ideas or words as his own.
- I think Oliver's actions would be entirely reprehensible were it not for the fact that Madeleine herself sometimes appears to be a willing - and possibly witting - participant in his ruse.
- I told the publisher that I thought that was totally reprehensible.
- All this frivolity works well in supporting a movie that, by its nature, falls into university cliches except for the refreshing fact that its characters are more reprehensible than usual.
- It's a long way from either reprehensible or genius.
- As a nation, we have become so desensitized to the immoral and the reprehensible that ads like these can run in not one, but at least two (that I know of) national women's magazines.
- Nothing in rural France is more reprehensible than a piece of cultivable ground left unattended.
- To vandalize an art work - even a bad art work, even a morally reprehensible art work - is to adopt the tactics of the enemies of culture.
- A venial sin, in economic terms, is an expression of greed that's reprehensible enough to warrant punishment but not so serious that it significantly undercuts the country's long-term growth.
- They are all shallow and their actions, attitudes, and values reprehensible.
- That the tragedy and those at its center should be exploited for ratings and political gain is not just wrong - it's reprehensible.
- But his behavior toward his son is often reprehensible.
- It seemed a reprehensible use of one's arbitrary social status.
- I happen to view myself in a very human way, and I describe the mistakes I made and the way I acted sometimes as being pretty reprehensible.
- There is no doubt that individual scientists have said things that are reprehensible and that they have been wrong but that in no way undermines the scientific enterprise.
- Read my previous posts, the examples I cite as ethically or morally reprehensible business practices.
Synonyms
deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable, disreputable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable, wrong, bad, shameful, dishonourable, ignoble, erring, errant, objectionable, odious, opprobrious, repugnant, inexcusable, unpardonable, unforgivable, insufferable, indefensible, unjustifiable, regrettable, unacceptable, unworthy, remiss

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin reprehensibilis, from reprehens- ‘rebuked’, from the verb reprehendere (see reprehend).

单词	reprehensible
释义	Definition of reprehensible in English: reprehensible adjective ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)lˌrɛprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l Deserving censure or condemnation. his complacency and reprehensible laxity Example sentencesExamples All this frivolity works well in supporting a movie that, by its nature, falls into university cliches except for the refreshing fact that its characters are more reprehensible than usual. I think Oliver's actions would be entirely reprehensible were it not for the fact that Madeleine herself sometimes appears to be a willing - and possibly witting - participant in his ruse. Read my previous posts, the examples I cite as ethically or morally reprehensible business practices. That the tragedy and those at its center should be exploited for ratings and political gain is not just wrong - it's reprehensible. I told the publisher that I thought that was totally reprehensible. There is no doubt that individual scientists have said things that are reprehensible and that they have been wrong but that in no way undermines the scientific enterprise. But his behavior toward his son is often reprehensible. To vandalize an art work - even a bad art work, even a morally reprehensible art work - is to adopt the tactics of the enemies of culture. As a nation, we have become so desensitized to the immoral and the reprehensible that ads like these can run in not one, but at least two (that I know of) national women's magazines. It seemed a reprehensible use of one's arbitrary social status. A venial sin, in economic terms, is an expression of greed that's reprehensible enough to warrant punishment but not so serious that it significantly undercuts the country's long-term growth. Nothing in rural France is more reprehensible than a piece of cultivable ground left unattended. Magee argues that Wagner's anti-Semitism, though reprehensible, was not mirrored in his work, but his extenuations have the tone of a capable defense attorney pleading for us to exercise reasonable doubt. They are all shallow and their actions, attitudes, and values reprehensible. Plagiarism is first and foremost a moral crime - it's about deception, and it's reprehensible because the plagiarist is passing off someone else's ideas or words as his own. I happen to view myself in a very human way, and I describe the mistakes I made and the way I acted sometimes as being pretty reprehensible. It's a long way from either reprehensible or genius. Equally troubling are the myths of geographical entitlement that undergird the reprehensible euphemism of ‘ethnic cleansing’. Globalization processes create academically uncomfortable and sometimes politically reprehensible forms of hybrid histories, all shadowed by commodifications of various sorts. The kind of Family of Man photography that promotes an upbeat ‘love conquers all’ sentimentality Sontag finds morally reprehensible in its naivety. Synonyms deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable, disreputable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable, wrong, bad, shameful, dishonourable, ignoble, erring, errant, objectionable, odious, opprobrious, repugnant, inexcusable, unpardonable, unforgivable, insufferable, indefensible, unjustifiable, regrettable, unacceptable, unworthy, remiss criminal, sinful, scandalous, iniquitous condemnable, reprovable, blameable, reproachable, censurable rare exceptionable Derivatives reprehensibility nounˌrɛprɪhɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti Its reprehensibility apart, this form of control is hardly enforceable in the long run, given that women's collection activities are necessary for household subsistence. Example sentencesExamples Attempting to prove the legal reprehensibility of the enemy can only result in entangling one's own forces in the very litigation one is attempting to impose on the enemy. Under this definition of ‘reprehensibility,’ the reprehensibility of that fraud should be measured against the potential harm to everyone the defendant tried to harm or exposed to injury through its reckless conduct. Clifford's contention about the reprehensibility of believing without or against the evidence still stands. The court held that subsequent acts of repair should lessen the jury's final judgement about the reprehensibility of an act. reprehensibly adverb rɛprɪˈhɛnsɪbliˌrɛprəˈhɛnsəbli The chance of disaster was appreciably high and you voluntarily and reprehensibly took that risk with its terrible consequences. Example sentencesExamples He already knows you've behaved reprehensibly - after all, selfishness and pettiness are the crux of his worldview. Both parties behave reprehensibly to each other throughout the film until the all-too-convenient happy ending. It's morally reprehensibly and against all the foundations of a civil society to allow people who have not been tried, charged or otherwise told why they've been detained to be kept without release. Yet it has been given spurious credibility by talking heads on television, by jargonising think-tanks, by politicians and, most reprehensibly, by complicit academics in quest of knighthoods and patronage. Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin reprehensibilis, from reprehens- 'rebuked', from the verb reprehendere (see reprehend). prison from Old English: This comes via Old French from Latin prehendere ‘to seize’. Prehendere is a rich source of English words, being found, amongst many, in apprehend (late 16th century), comprehend (late 16th century); prehensile (late 18th century); and reprehensible (Late Middle English). A shortening of prehendere lies behind praedari ‘plunder’ and praeda ‘booty’, which lie behind depredation (Late Middle English); predatory [L16]; and prey (Middle English). Rhymes apprehensible, comprehensible, defensible, distensible, extensible, ostensible, sensible Definition of reprehensible in US English: reprehensible adjectiveˌrɛprəˈhɛnsəb(ə)lˌreprəˈhensəb(ə)l Deserving censure or condemnation. his complacency and reprehensible laxity Example sentencesExamples Globalization processes create academically uncomfortable and sometimes politically reprehensible forms of hybrid histories, all shadowed by commodifications of various sorts. Magee argues that Wagner's anti-Semitism, though reprehensible, was not mirrored in his work, but his extenuations have the tone of a capable defense attorney pleading for us to exercise reasonable doubt. Equally troubling are the myths of geographical entitlement that undergird the reprehensible euphemism of ‘ethnic cleansing’. The kind of Family of Man photography that promotes an upbeat ‘love conquers all’ sentimentality Sontag finds morally reprehensible in its naivety. Plagiarism is first and foremost a moral crime - it's about deception, and it's reprehensible because the plagiarist is passing off someone else's ideas or words as his own. I think Oliver's actions would be entirely reprehensible were it not for the fact that Madeleine herself sometimes appears to be a willing - and possibly witting - participant in his ruse. I told the publisher that I thought that was totally reprehensible. All this frivolity works well in supporting a movie that, by its nature, falls into university cliches except for the refreshing fact that its characters are more reprehensible than usual. It's a long way from either reprehensible or genius. As a nation, we have become so desensitized to the immoral and the reprehensible that ads like these can run in not one, but at least two (that I know of) national women's magazines. Nothing in rural France is more reprehensible than a piece of cultivable ground left unattended. To vandalize an art work - even a bad art work, even a morally reprehensible art work - is to adopt the tactics of the enemies of culture. A venial sin, in economic terms, is an expression of greed that's reprehensible enough to warrant punishment but not so serious that it significantly undercuts the country's long-term growth. They are all shallow and their actions, attitudes, and values reprehensible. That the tragedy and those at its center should be exploited for ratings and political gain is not just wrong - it's reprehensible. But his behavior toward his son is often reprehensible. It seemed a reprehensible use of one's arbitrary social status. I happen to view myself in a very human way, and I describe the mistakes I made and the way I acted sometimes as being pretty reprehensible. There is no doubt that individual scientists have said things that are reprehensible and that they have been wrong but that in no way undermines the scientific enterprise. Read my previous posts, the examples I cite as ethically or morally reprehensible business practices. Synonyms deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable, disreputable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable, wrong, bad, shameful, dishonourable, ignoble, erring, errant, objectionable, odious, opprobrious, repugnant, inexcusable, unpardonable, unforgivable, insufferable, indefensible, unjustifiable, regrettable, unacceptable, unworthy, remiss Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin reprehensibilis, from reprehens- ‘rebuked’, from the verb reprehendere (see reprehend).
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