reprehensible

(rĕp'rĭ-hĕn'sə-bəl)
adj.
Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy. See synonyms at blameworthy.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin reprehēnsibilis, from Latin reprehēnsus, past participle of reprehendere, to reprehend. See reprehend.]

reprehensibility rep're·hen'si·bil'i·ty or rep're·hen'si·ble·ness n.
reprehensibly rep're·hen'si·bly adv.

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meaning 'deserving censure', is spelt -ible, not -able. See -able, -ible.

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adjective

Deserving blame: blamable, blameful, blameworthy, censurable, culpable, guilty. Idioms: at fault. See praise/blame.

adj

Definition: very bad; shameful
Antonyms: creditable, good, kind, praiseworthy, respectable

IN BRIEF: Worthy of or deserving blame or shame.

Prejudice against people is reprehensible, but a healthy set of prejudices is a gardener's best friend. Gardening is complicated, and prejudice simplifies it enormously. — Allen Lacy

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For a list of words related to reprehensible, see:

• Troublesome, Negative, Irresponsible, or Unpleasant

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See words rhyming with "reprehensible."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forkasteligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
berispelijk, verwerpelijk

Français (French)
adj. - répréhensible (sout)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - tadelnswert, sträflich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αξιοκατάκριτος, κατακριτέος, αξιόμεμπτος

Italiano (Italian)
biasimevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - repreensível

Русский (Russian)
достойный порицания, предосудительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - reprensible, censurable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förkastlig, klandervärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
应斥责的, 应该谴责的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 應斥責的, 應該譴責的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비난할 만한, 괘씸한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 非難さるべき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مستحق للتوبيخ أو الشجب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ראוי לגינוי‬

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