reprehensible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹɛpɹəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l/ (General-American)
- /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendo; equivalent to reprehend + -ible.
Meanings
- Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
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Deserving of reprehension.
We, as a society, should in some way be held accountable for how a 15-year-old girl went from watching Keeping Up With the Kardashians to joining a terrorist cult in a war zone. Begum was 15 when she did a reprehensible thing; Javid is 49. What’s his excuse?
2019, Gary Younge, “Shamima Begum has a right to British citizenship, whether you like it or not”, in Guardian.:Scarlett O’Hara was the heroine of the novel/movie Gone with the Wind and the reprehensible sequel Scarlett.
1998, Greg Morrow, Dylan Verheul, “Sandman 14”, in The Sandman Annotations, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2008:At the inquest, the conduct of guard Austin was described as reprehensible.
2022 August 24, Bruce Healey, “Wartime tunnel crash: a miraculous escape”, in RAIL, number 964, page 52:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more reprehensible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most reprehensible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
reprehensibleness · unreprehensible · nonreprehensible · reprehensibly
Relateds
reprehension · reprehensibility · reprehensive · irreprehensible · reprehend
Synonyms
reprehensive · scornworthy · discreditable · degraded · damnable · uncommendable · reprehensible · loathsome · punk · to blame · unmentionable · ridiculous · reprehensible · blameworthy · filthy · nocent · despicable · lame · risible · to blame · laughable · mean-spirited · pitiable · hylic · carrion · shit · cringing · disgraceful · scald · uncool · reptitious · pathetic · scurvy · hylical · at fault · wretched · deplorable · slavish · weak · paltry · sleazy · abject · shabby · lousy · miserable · deridable · putrid · reptilian · deplorable · roynish · despisable · execrable · mean · vulgar · sorry · damnable · plebeian · pissass · cheap · censurable · slimy · unworthy · low · worthless · derisible · dishonorable · ludicrous · shameful · at fault · outrageous · disdainable · blameworthy · inglorious · reptile · contemptible · ugly · choical · trashy · remiss · groveling · unsophisticated · base · scornworthy · disreputable · sordid · unwashed · beggarly · scabbed · culpable · ignominious · scummy · dedecorous · dirty · vile · obscene · guilty · ignoble · pitiful
Translations (43)
nl afkeurenswaardig (blameworthy) · ru предосуди́тельный (blameworthy) · pl naganny (deserving of reprehension) · no klanderverdig (blameworthy) · fr blâmable (blameworthy) · cs zavrženíhodný (deserving of reprehension) · pl naganny (blameworthy) · el κατακριτέος (blameworthy) · es reprehensible (deserving of reprehension) · eo kondamninda (deserving of reprehension) · cs hanebný (blameworthy) · el αξιόμεμπτος (blameworthy) · fi tuomittava (blameworthy) · ca reprensible (deserving of reprehension) · de rügenswert (deserving of reprehension) · es reprehensible (blameworthy) · pt repreensível (blameworthy) · cs odsouzeníhodný (blameworthy) · es reprensible (deserving of reprehension) · ang tāllīċ (deserving of reprehension) · bg осъдителен (deserving of reprehension) · sv förkastlig (blameworthy) · eo kondamninda (blameworthy) · sv klandervärd (blameworthy) · cs hanebný (deserving of reprehension) · de tadelnswert (deserving of reprehension) · nl schuldig (blameworthy) · is ámælisverður (blameworthy) · el αξιοκατάκριτος (blameworthy) · el κατακριτέος (deserving of reprehension) · el αξιόμεμπτος (deserving of reprehension) · hu elítélendő (deserving of reprehension) · fr répréhensible (deserving of reprehension) · fr condamnable (deserving of reprehension) · nl verwerpelijk (deserving of reprehension) · fr coupable (blameworthy) · de verwerflich (blameworthy) · nl afkeurenswaardig (deserving of reprehension) · de kritikwürdig (deserving of reprehension) · pl szpetny (deserving of reprehension) · es reprensible (blameworthy) · pt repreensível (deserving of reprehension) · fi moitittava (blameworthy)