How to pronounce reprehensible
American English pronunciation
rep-rih-HEN-suh-bul
- IPA
- /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnsəbəl/
- Syllables
- rep · rih · HEN · suh · bul (5 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What reprehensible means
So bad that it deserves blame
In a sentence: Cheating on the spelling test was reprehensible, and the whole class knew it.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin reprehensibilis, from a verb meaning to scold or find fault with.
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