reprehensible
A reprehensible personA reprehensible person; a villain.
» It's reprehensible to exploit a person's gullibility.
Es ist verwerflich, jemandes Gutgläubigkeit auszunutzen.
Meaning
1 sensesA reprehensible person; a villain.
Examples
5 sentencesIt's reprehensible to exploit a person's gullibility.
deEs ist verwerflich, jemandes Gutgläubigkeit auszunutzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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. — PeterR
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. — odexed
deSchockiert durch die Ereignisse des 11. September, verurteilten Politiker in der ganzen Welt die Terroristen für ihre verwerfliche Tat. — MUIRIEL
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
plural: reprehensibles| Singular | reprehensible |
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