reprehension
/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnʃən/
reprehension noun: the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand.
Noun
reprehension (countable and uncountable, plural reprehensions)
- the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand
- Synonyms:
- admonishment, censure, dispraise, attainder, attainture, attaintment, blame, condemnation, condemning, damnation
reprehension meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
reprehension in Tamil
- கடிந்துரை, கண்டனம், பழிக்கூற்று
reprehension in Urdu
- عتاب, گوشمالی
reprehension in Malayalam
- reprehension; reproach
- ദൂഷ്യം dūṣyaṁ
reprehension in Kannada
- ಛೀಮಾರಿ, ತೆಗಳಿಕೆ, ನಿಂದೆ
Synonyms of reprehension
- admonishment
- censure
- dispraise
- blame
- condemnation
- condemning
- damnation
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- improbation
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Forms of reprehension
| plural | reprehensions |
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Origin of reprehension
Borrowed from Latin reprehensio, reprehensionis.
Words that rhyme with reprehension
- dimension
- intention
- tension
- pension
- indention
- intervention
- recension
- condescension
- descension
- gentian
- mention
- resuspension
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Questions about reprehension
- What does reprehension mean?
- Reprehension means the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand.
- What is reprehension in Tamil?
- Reprehension in Tamil is கடிந்துரை, கண்டனம், பழிக்கூற்று. See Reprehension meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is reprehension?
- Reprehension is a noun.
- How do you pronounce reprehension?
- Reprehension is pronounced /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnʃən/.
- What is the plural of reprehension?
- The plural of reprehension is reprehensions.
Words near reprehension in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reprehension (page history and authors); reprehension (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reprehension (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ദൂഷ്യം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); reprehension (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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