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Reprehensible

//ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)l// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
  2. 2
    Deserving of reprehension.

    "Scarlett O’Hara was the heroine of the novel/movie Gone with the Wind and the reprehensible sequel Scarlett."

Adjective
  1. 1
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A reprehensible person; a villain.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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