Reprehension

Definition: Reprehension

Reprehension

Noun

1. An act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face".

Date "reprehension" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonyms: Reprehension

Synonyms: rebuke (n), reprimand (n), reproof (n), reproval (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Disapprobation	Reprehension, remonstrance, expostulation, reproof, reprobation, admonition, increpation, reproach; rebuke, reprimand, castigation, jobation, lecture, curtain lecture, blow up, wigging, dressing, rating, scolding, trimming; correction, set down, rap on the knuckles, coup de bec, rebuff; slap, slap on the face; home thrust, hit; frown, scowl, black look.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Reprehension

English words defined with "reprehension": Rebukable, reprehensibility, Reprehensive. (references)

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	My behaviour, during the very happy fortnight which I spent with you, did not, I hope, lay me open to reprehension, excepting on one point.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Language		Translations for "reprehension"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		qortim (admonition, chiding, correction, exception, objurgation, observation, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprobation, reproof, rowing, schooling, scolding, set down, snub, talking to, telling off, twit, wigging). (various references)

Arabic		‏توبيخ (admonition, censure, correction, dressing down, lesson, objurgation, rap, rating, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, scolding, talking to, telling off, upbraiding, wig). (various references)

Bulgarian		укор (imputation, objurgation, rap, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, snub), неодобрение (censure, deprecation, disapprobation, disapproval, discontent, discouragement, disfavor, disfavour, disrelish, objection), порицание (animadversion, castigation, censure, decrial, dispraise, imputation, rebuke, reflection, reprimand, reprobation, reproof, stricture). (various references)

Czech		pokárání (caution, censure, rebuke, reprimand, reproof). (various references)

German		tadeln (castigate, censure, chide, criticize, dispraise, fault, lecture, objurgate, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reproaches, reproval, reprove, to blame, vituperate). (various references)

Greek		επίπληξη (admonition, lecture, objurgation, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, reproval, scolding, snub, telling off, wigging). (various references)

Hungarian		megrovás (black mark, censure, rating, reprimand, ticking). (various references)

Pig Latin		eprehensionray

Portuguese		repreensão (admonition, brushoff, censure, chide, exhortation, expostulation, faultfinding, impeachment, lecture, lesson, rag, rebuke, reprimand, reproof, scolding, slur, snap, snub, talking to, trimming, upbringing, wigging), censura (accusation, animadversion, blame, censor, censorship, censure, condemnation, criticism, disapproval, faultfinding, impeachment, lecture, lesson, objurgation, rap, rebuke, reproach, reproof, scolding, sermon, set down, slur, snub, trimming, upbringing, wigging). (various references)

Romanian		mustrare (dressing, lash, lecture, pi-jaw, prick, rebuke, remonstrance, reprimand, reproach, reproof, row, scolding, slur, snub, trim, trimming, wigging), dojanã (admonishment, lash, lecture, lesson, rebuke, remonstrance, reprimand, reproach, reproof, row, scolding, set down, snub, taunt, twit). (various references)

Russian		порицание (animadversion, blame, censure, decrial, dispraise, reflection, reflexion, reprobation). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ukor (admonition, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, schooling), prekor (rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof). (various references)

Spanish		reprensión (objurgation, rating, rebuke, reprimand, reproof). (various references)

Swedish		klander (aspersion, blame, censure, reprimand, reprobation). (various references)

Turkish		paylama (dressing down, objurgation, reprimand, reproaching, scolding, wigging), kınama (animadversion, blame, castigation, censure, condemnation, criticism, denouncement, denunciation, disapprobation, disapproval, reprimand, reproach, reproof, reproval, strafing, strictures), ihtar (admonition, injunction, monition, notice, remark, tip off, warning), azar (earful, going-over, jaw, lashing, lecture, objurgation, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, reproval, rocket, scolding, slating, talking to, telling off, tongue-lashing, trimming). (various references)

Ukranian		осудження (ban, censure, condemnation, damnation, denunciation, deprecation, dispraise, stricture), догана (blame, bobbing, castigation, dressing down, objurgation, rebuke, reprimand, reprobation, reproof, reproval, rowing, schooling, setdown, snub, telling). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự quở trách (comeuppance, objurgation, reproach, reproof, row, rowing, strafe, upbraiding), sự mắng m, sự khiển trách (admonishment, admonition, animadversion, blame, dispraise, rebuke, rowing). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "reprehension": reprehensions. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "reprehension" (pronounced 'Rep`re*hen"sion'): Abrasion, Abscession, Abscision, Abscission, Abstersion, Abstrusion, Abusion, Accension, Accession, Acutorsion, Addression, Adhesion, Admission, Adversion, Affusion, Aggression, Allision, Allusion, Amission, Animadversion, Anteversion, Appension, Apprehension, Appulsion, Arrosion, Ascension, Aspersion, Assession, Aversion, Avision, Avulsion, Catabasion, Cession, Circumclusion, Circumfusion, Circumincession, Coextension, Cohesion, Cointension, Collapsion, Collision, Collusion, Comprehension, Compression, Compulsion, Concession, Concision, Conclusion, Concussion, Condescension. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-e-h-i-n-n-o-p-r-r-s"
	-2 letters: prehension.
	-3 letters: enshrinee, henneries, heronries, neoprenes, pensioner, reserpine.
	-4 letters: enshrine, ensphere, errhines, heroines, insphere, isoprene, neoprene, nephrons, pensione, pioneers, preeners, prerinse, prisoner, repiners, ripeners, roperies, sheenier, spherier.
	-5 letters: erepsin, errhine, eserine, henries, heroine, heroins, herries, hornier, horsier, inheres, inshore, ironers, nephron, onerier, openers, orpines, peeries, penners, pennies, pension, peonies, pereion, perries, perrons, phonier, phonies.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-e-h-i-n-n-o-p-r-r-s"
	+1 letter: reprehensions.
	+3 letters: norepinephrines.
	+5 letters: roentgenographies.
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