reprehension

[ rep-ri-hen-shuh n ]
/ ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛn ʃən /
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noun

the act of reprehending; reproof; censure.

Origin of reprehension

1325–75; Middle English < Latin reprehēnsiōn- (stem of reprehēnsiō), equivalent to reprehēns(us) (past participle of reprehendere to reprehend) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM reprehension

rep·re·hen·sive [rep-ri-hen-siv] /ˌrɛp rɪˈhɛn sɪv/, adjective rep·re·hen·sive·ly, adverb

Words nearby reprehension

repp, repplier, repr., reprehend, reprehensible, reprehension, represent, representation, representational, representationalism, representative

Words related to reprehension

criticism, animadversion, expostulation, disparagement, accusation, reprobation, arraignment, rebuke, obloquy, tirade, castigation, attack, disapproval, charge, denunciation, invective, reproof, indictment, diatribe, complaint

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British Dictionary definitions for reprehension

reprehension
/ (ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of reprehending; reproof or rebuke

Derived forms of reprehension

reprehensive or rare reprehensory, adjective reprehensively, adverb