reprehensible
Blameworthy, censurable, guiltyBlameworthy, censurable, guilty.
» It's reprehensible to exploit a person's gullibility.
Es ist verwerflich, jemandes Gutgläubigkeit auszunutzen.
Meaning
2 sensesBlameworthy, censurable, guilty.
verwerflich
предосуди́тельныйpredosudítelʹnyj
Deserving of reprehension.
tadelnswert, rügenswert, kritikwürdig
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
Examples
5 sentencesIt's reprehensible to exploit a person's gullibility.
deEs ist verwerflich, jemandes Gutgläubigkeit auszunutzen.
Not all violence is equally reprehensible; not all wars are equally unjust.
Such behaviour appears highly reprehensible.
deEin solches Verhalten erscheint in höchstem Maße tadelnswert.
Laughing without motive is reprehensible.
Shocked by the events of September 11th, politicians all over the world condemned the terrorists for their reprehensible deed.
ruШокированные событиями 11 сентября, политики всего мира осудили террористов за их достойное порицания деяние.
deSchockiert durch die Ereignisse des 11. September, verurteilten Politiker in der ganzen Welt die Terroristen für ihre verwerfliche Tat.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendo; equivalent to reprehend +Borrowed from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendo; equivalent to reprehend + -ible.
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Forms
more reprehensible, most reprehensible| Comparative | more reprehensible Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most reprehensible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
94 synonyms- bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure:condemnablecriminaldeplorablevicious
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form