Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Deserving rebuke or censure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Deserving to be reprehended or censured; blameworthy; censurable; deserving reproof: applied to persons or things.
- Synonyms Blamable, culpable, reprovable. See
admonition .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Blameworthy ,censurable ,guilty . - adjective
Deserving ofreprehension . - noun A reprehensible person; a
villain .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The fact that some members of a group behave in reprehensible ways does not justify denying basic civil rights to all members.
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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 2010
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BLITZER: ... the police right away, was -- I believe he used the word reprehensible when he acknowledged it.
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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.
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Chase … price gouging, while reprehensible, is not illegal unless it is made so by the state.
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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.
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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.
Silent films recovered: These new releases are oldest in a long time Peter Finn 2011
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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.
MichiganLiberal Eric B. 2010
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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.
MichiganLiberal 2010
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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.
artm commented on the word reprehensible
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
March 19, 2009