reprehension

See also: reprehensión

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reprehensio, reprehensionis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnʃən/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛnʃən

Noun

reprehension (countable and uncountable, plural reprehensions)

1. the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand

Related terms

• reprehend
• reprehensible

Translations

the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand

• Bulgarian: укор (bg) m (ukor), порицание (bg) n (poricanie)
• French: répréhension (fr) f