reprehensible

/,repri'hensəbl/

Thân thiện

His actions were so reprehensible that he lost the trust of his colleagues.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Deserving strong criticism or condemnation; morally wrong and blameworthy: Used to describe actions, behaviors, or people that are so bad or morally unacceptable that they merit severe disapproval or rebuke.

Usage

• The word reprehensible is a formal adjective used to express strong moral condemnation. It is typically applied to serious wrongdoings, unethical conduct, or actions that violate accepted standards of behavior.
• It often appears in discussions of ethics, law, journalism, and formal criticism.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The senator's attempt to hide the evidence was a reprehensible act of corruption.
  • Neglecting one's duties in such a critical situation is utterly reprehensible.
  • The company's reprehensible treatment of its workers led to a public boycott.

Advanced Usage

• "morally reprehensible": A common collocation that emphasizes the ethical dimension of the wrongdoing.
  • Discrimination based on race is morally reprehensible.
• Used in formal or legal contexts to denote grave misconduct.
  • The judge described the defendant's actions as not just illegal but deeply reprehensible.

Variants and Related Words

• Reprehensibly (adverb): In a manner deserving censure.
  • He acted reprehensibly by betraying their trust.
• Reprehensibility (noun): The quality of being reprehensible. (This form is less common.)
  • The report detailed the reprehensibility of the fraud.

Synonyms

• Deplorable: Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad.
• Culpable: Deserving blame; responsible for a fault or wrong.
• Blameworthy: Responsible for wrongdoing and deserving of censure.
• Disgraceful: Shockingly unacceptable.

Antonyms

• Commendable: Deserving praise.
• Laudable: Worthy of high praise.
• Exemplary: Serving as a desirable model; very good.

Idioms and Phrases

• While there are no common idioms using the exact word reprehensible, the concept is central to phrases like:
  • "beyond the pale": Unacceptable or outside the bounds of moral or social behavior.

    • His comments were so offensive they were beyond the pale.

Học thuật

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• condemnable
• criminal
• deplorable
• vicious