reprehensible

Definition

Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Scarlett O’Hara was the heroine of the novel/movie Gone with the Wind and the reprehensible sequel Scarlett."
• "We, as a society, should in some way be held accountable for how a 15-year-old girl went from watching Keeping Up With the Kardashians to joining a terrorist cult in a war zone. Begum was 15 when she did a reprehensible thing; Javid is 49. What’s his excuse?"
• "At the inquest, the conduct of guard Austin was described as reprehensible."

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