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reprehensible

rep·re·hen·sible

UK/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)l/ US/ˌɹɛpɹəˈhɛnsəb(ə)l/ uncommon

adjective

1.

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

  • “a criminal waste of talent”
  • “a deplorable act of violence”
  • “adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife”
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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendo; equivalent to reprehend + -ible.

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