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Definition of Reprehension
1. Noun. An act or expression of criticism and censure. "He had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
Specialized synonyms: Riot Act, Chiding, Objurgation, Scolding, Tongue-lashing, What For, Bawling Out, Castigation, Chewing Out, Dressing Down, Earful, Going-over, Upbraiding, Berating, Blowing Up, Reproach, Lecture, Speech, Talking To, Chastening, Chastisement, Correction, Admonishment, Admonition, Monition
Generic synonyms: Criticism, Unfavorable Judgment
Derivative terms: Rebuke, Reprehend, Reprimand, Reprimand, Reproof, Reprove
Definition of Reprehension
1. n. Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval.
Definition of Reprehension
1. Noun. the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reprehension
1. prehension [n -S] - See also: prehension
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reprehension
Literary usage of Reprehension
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order with Copious Illustrations by George Crabb (1887)
"... «9«*i the conduct of another: re- «Ml *> u>is words more or ]e- TVf Basier of
a school may lie IM the reprehension of the parents «•pposed impropriety ..."
2. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1863)
"... and are declared worthy of the severest reprehension of a people who inherited
the privileges of freemen and wish to preserve them unimpaired. Doc. 135. ..."
3. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"... upon this reprehension and threat of the commons, positively refused to meddle
further in the business, or to make any defence for the attorney. ..."
4. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson (1857)
"... and sub- miss entreaties of the whole nation, to remove them, till he received
a sharp reprehension and severe command from the emperor Tiberius. ..."
5. A Bibliographical and Critical Account of the Rarest Books in the English by John Payne Collier (1866)
"... -virtuous for them, who looked on virtue as a reprehension, and not a
divertisement." FLEMING, ABRAHAM. ..."
6. A Bibliographical and Critical Account of the Rarest Books in the English by John Payne Collier (1866)
"... virtuous for them, who looked on virtue as a reprehension, and not a divertisement."
FLEMING, ABRAHAM. ..."
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