reprehend

English

Etymology

From Latin reprehendō (“I hold back, check, blame”), from re- (“back”) + prehendō (“I hold, seize”). Compare French reprendre (“to reprove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛpɹəˈhɛnd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

reprehend (third-person singular simple present reprehends, present participle reprehending, simple past and past participle reprehended)

1. (transitive) To criticize, to reprove.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:reprehend

Related terms

• apprehend
• comprehend
• reprehensible
• reprehension

Related terms

• reprise
• reprisal
• reprieve

Translations

to criticise

Danish: dadle German: monieren (de) Maori: whakahēhē Spanish: reprehender (es), reprender (es) Swedish: tadla (sv)

See also

• criticize
• rebuke
• reprimand
• reprove

Further reading

• “reprehend”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “reprehend”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.