reprehend
pronunciation
How to pronounce reprehend in British English:
UK [ˌreprɪ'hend]
How to pronounce reprehend in American English:
US [ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnd]
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- Verb:
- express strong disapproval of
Word Origin
- reprehend (v.)
- mid-14c., from Latin reprehendere "blame, censure, rebuke; seize, restrain," literally "pull back, hold back," from re- "back" (see re-) + prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see prehensile).
Example
- 1. He will reprehend you for carelessness .
- 2. Please don 't reprehend yourself .
- 3. I don 't reprehend you because losing my keys .
- 4. Dearly beloved , if our heart do not reprehend us , we have confidence towards god .
- 5. I stared at it in surprise but couldn 't reprehend him too sternly in public with the jovial grin on his sweaty face .