reprehensible

reprehensible

/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnsəbəɫ/

⚖️ Morality & Ethics

deserving censure or condemnation

reprehensible in a sentence

His reprehensible conduct led to his dismissal.

Origin of reprehensible

Latin reprehensibilis from reprehendere (to hold back, rebuke), from re- (back) + prehendere (to grasp)