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reprehend

 
Dictionary: rep·re·hend   (rĕp'rĭ-hĕnd') pronunciation
tr.v., -hend·ed, -hend·ing, -hends.
To reprove; censure. See synonyms at criticize.

[Middle English reprehenden, from Latin reprehendere : re-, re- + prehendere, to seize.]


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verb

    To feel or express strong disapproval of: censure, condemn, denounce, deplore, reprobate. See praise/blame.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: express strong disapproval of


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - irettesætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
berispen

Français (French)
v. tr. - réprimander (sout)

Deutsch (German)
v. - tadeln, rügen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατακρίνω, επικρίνω, μέμφομαι, κακολογώ, επιτιμώ

Italiano (Italian)
rimproverare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - repreender

Русский (Russian)
порицать, делать выговор, осуждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reprender, censurar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillrättavisa, klandra

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
申斥, 非难, 谴责, 指摘

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 申斥, 非難, 譴責, 指摘

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 꾸짖다, 나무라다, 비난하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - とがめる, 責める, しかる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوبخ, يشجب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נזף ב-, גינה‬


 
 
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