reprehensible

  • 11reprehensible — [rep΄rihen′sə bəl] adj. [ME reprehensyble < LL(Ec) reprehensibilis] deserving to be reprehended reprehensibility n. reprehensibly adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 12répréhensible — (ré pré an si bl ) adj. Digne de blâme, en parlant des personnes. •   Les personnes qui s amusent à faire peur aux enfants sont très répréhensibles, DUMARS. Oeuv. t. V, p. 192.    Il se dit aussi des choses. •   Vous eûtes des erreurs et non pas… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 13RÉPRÉHENSIBLE — adj. des deux genres Qui mérite blâme, réprimande. Il est très répréhensible. Commettre un acte répréhensible. Cela n’est pas si répréhensible que vous croyez …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 14reprehensible — [[t]re̱prɪhe̱nsɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you think that a type of behaviour or an idea is very bad and morally wrong, you can say that it is reprehensible. [FORMAL] Mr Cramer said the violence by anti government protestors was… …

    English dictionary

  • 15RÉPRÉHENSIBLE — adj. des deux genres Qui mérite répréhension, qui est digne de blâme. Il est très répréhensible. Cela n est pas si répréhensible que vous croyez …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 16reprehensible — rep|re|hen|si|ble [ˌreprıˈhensıbəl] adj formal reprehensible behaviour is very bad and deserves criticism ▪ I find their behaviour morally reprehensible …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17reprehensible — adjective formal reprehensible behaviour is bad and deserves criticism (+ of): It was really reprehensible of you to leave such young children alone …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18reprehensible — adjective a) Blameworthy, censurable, guilty. Scarlett O’Hara was the heroine of the novel/movie Gone with the Wind and the reprehensible sequel Scarlett. b) Deserving of reprehension. Syn: at fault, deplorable …

    Wiktionary

  • 19reprehensible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. blameworthy, censurable. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. objectionable, culpable, blameworthy; see guilty 2 , wicked 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [REP… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 20reprehensible — adjective his conduct was reprehensible Syn: deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable, wrong, bad, shameful, dishonorable, objectionable, opprobrious, repugnant, inexcusable, unforgivable, indefensible,… …

    Thesaurus of popular words