reprehension

noun

Definition of reprehensionnext
as in condemnation

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Recent Examples of reprehension Putin is a formidable opponent who is worthy of reprehension. — Arkansas Online, 17 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehension
  1. condemnation
  2. censure
  3. criticism
  4. denunciation
  5. reprobation
  6. opprobrium
  7. reproach
Noun
  • That drew condemnation in the volatile region that remains ethnically divided more than three decades after the war, which started when Bosnia's Serbs took control over swaths of the country's territory to form their own state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Police shot at an unarmed crowd protesting apartheid pass laws on March 21, 1960, and drew international condemnation.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of condemnation
Noun
  • Edwards stood in the well of the House as the censure resolution was read.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Following the vote, Speaker Mike Johnson asked Edwards to present himself in the well of the chamber as the censure resolution was read aloud.
    — John Parkinson, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of censure
Noun
  • Vucic has pushed hard against the protesters as the government faced international criticism over police violence and arbitrary detentions of demonstrators.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • His political interests would be served if Republicans were to stop attacking Carlson and if Carlson were to tone down his criticism of the GOP.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of criticism
Noun
  • What Assange wanted was not a system hardened against attacks, but one tied in knots, hopelessly conflicted and filled with suspicion, denunciations, and purges.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Iran launched a drone attack against Azerbaijan early in the war, triggering harsh denunciations and speculation that Azerbaijan could enter the war.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of denunciation
Noun
  • Her blinkered perspective is consumed with semi-realized introspection and self-reprobation.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026
  • President Alejandro Giammattei was deeply unpopular at home, but other than occasional statements of reprobation from the United States and Europe, had managed to consolidate his control of the justice system with little consequence.
    — Sonia Pérez D. and Christopher Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
Definition of reprobation
Noun
  • Careers made and ruined, departments torn apart, writing programs turned into sensitivity seminars, political witch hunts, public opprobrium, ignorant media attacks, the whole ball of wax.
    — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • Despite Musk’s opprobrium, two-time Oscar winner Nolan’s Odyssey has been a huge box office hit globally and looks set to become the British director’s highest-grossing film.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Definition of opprobrium
Noun
  • The Constant reproach to the Königsberg case is that candor and confession can become cruelty by another name.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Part of the reproach stemmed from an over-reliance on cartoonish CGI effects, including a suit with pulsing green veins and an awkward digital mask.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2026
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“Reprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprehension. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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