reprehending

Meanings

• verb

  to rebuke or criticize someone for their actions or behavior

  - "He was reprehended by his boss for arriving late to work."
  - "She felt humiliated when her friends reprehended her for gossiping about another friend."

• verb

  to censure or blame something, especially in a formal or official manner

  - "The committee decided to reprehend the proposed budget for being too extravagant."
  - "The judge reprehended the defendant for contempt of court."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with reprehending
prehend , comprehend , understand

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Variants

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reprehend , reprehended , reprehending , reprehends

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Etymology

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The word 'reprehend' comes from the Latin word 'reprehendere', which means 'to seize again, to take back, to censure, to rebuke'.

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Related Concepts

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1. criticism: A statement or expression that expresses disapproval, condemnation, or censure of someone's actions, behavior, or ideas.

2. censure: The act of condemning or expressing disapproval or criticism of someone or something. Censure can be formal or informal, and it can be expressed through words, actions, or both.

3. rebuke: A formal expression of disapproval, criticism, or censure of someone or something. A rebuke can be expressed through words, actions, or both, and it can be formal or informal depending on the context and the relationship between the parties involved.

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Culture

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The term 'reprehend' has been used in various forms of literature, art, and music. In literature, the word 'reprehend' is often used to describe a character's criticism or censure of another character's actions or behavior. In art and music, the term 'reprehend' is less commonly used, but it can still be found in some works of art and music that deal with themes of criticism, censure, or rebuke.

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