Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy. See Synonyms at blameworthy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Deserving to be reprehended or censured; blameworthy; censurable; deserving reproof: applied to persons or things.
- Synonyms Blamable, culpable, reprovable. See admonition.
Wiktionary
- adj. Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
- adj. Deserving of reprehension.
- n. A reprehensible person; a villain.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
Etymologies
- reprehend + -ible (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin reprehēnsibilis, from Latin reprehēnsus, past participle of reprehendere, to reprehend; see reprehend. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“I guess what makes this so obviously reprehensible is the fact that this position is not grounded on any rationale but on unreasoned, exaggerated fear, and not a little bit of an ingredient called “sadism.””
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy
“The fact that some members of a group behave in reprehensible ways does not justify denying basic civil rights to all members.”
“What makes this especially reprehensible is that these so-called advocates are pushing radical policies while remaining largely immune from the impact of these policies.”
“BLITZER: ... the police right away, was -- I believe he used the word reprehensible when he acknowledged it.”
“Chase … price gouging, while reprehensible, is not illegal unless it is made so by the state.”
“Foley "engaged in reprehensible conduct," Rep. Chris Chocola, R-Ind., said at a debate here Tuesday night after Joe Donnelly, his Democratic opponent, said in his opening remarks that people were "horrified" to learn about the Foley scandal.”
“While the Russians and Soviets did not appreciate all that they received - many of the films included warnings that they depicted a "moral and social situation" that was "reprehensible" - they were relatively good at making sure that what they had was kept in good condition in a state film archive.”
The Washington Post: Silent films recovered: These new releases are oldest in a long time
“The man behind some of the most "reprehensible" - in the words of John McCain - GOP attack ads in recent memory is getting involved in Michigan's gubernatorial race.”
“Sanford - who had voted to impeach President Bill Clinton and called Clinton's sexual escapades "reprehensible" - said his relationship with the woman became physical in 2008, when the governor went to Buenos Aires for an economic development trip.”
“The blacks-and-muslims remark really is reprehensible, which is totally out of character with that which I had come to expect from this particular poster.”
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1100
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GRE 2014
abase, abate, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abjure, abortive, abound, abrasive, abreast, abridge and 1577 more...
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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hunting
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mete, ire, bane, bilk, boor, elan, ado, toil, onus, aberration, abstruse, anomaly and 401 more...
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abhor, mirth, obtuse, iota, vex, irk, teem, pith, moot, mete, ire, bane and 401 more...
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voracious, indiscriminate, eminent, steeped, replete, abound, technology, prognosticate, automaton, matron, paradox, realm and 297 more...
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irk, teem, blight, pith, moot, mete, ire, bane, bilk, boor, elan, ado and 401 more...
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bane, bilk, boor, elan, ado, toil, onus, aberration, abstruse, anomaly, assiduous, august and 401 more...
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GRE 1100
drudgery, implore, hapless, nuance, wrest, incipient, inadvertent, tremulous, bristle, euphemism, disdain, pugnacious and 346 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6689 more...
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miasma, libation, laconic, denigrating, deontic, accinge, liquescent, quagmire, exiguous, dirigible, lambasted, lambaste and 89 more...
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bigot, remuneration, kindle, noxious, abhor, placid, enfranchise, counterfeit, hamper, Abrasive, bilk, covert and 87 more...
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1100 words you need to know
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voracious, indiscriminate, replete, steeped, eminent, perceive, intrepid, compound, automaton, reticent, interminable, drudgery and 288 more...
Tweets
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artm So, people are using the fact that the leader board exists to game the system... That's so... reprehensible.
Leo Laporte, FLOSS Weekly 60: Boinc Mar 18, 2009