reprehend

R1E1P3R1E1H4E1N1D2
/ˌɹɛpɹəˈhɛnd/

verb

To criticize, to reprove.

“publicly reprehend”

OriginLatin reprehendō →
Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

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

present singular third person reprehends · participle present reprehending · participle past reprehended · past reprehended

  1. transitiveTo criticize, to reprove.

    publicly reprehend

    4 more examples

    severely reprehend

    reprehend misconduct

    The teacher did not hesitate to reprehend students for cheating.

    Critics reprehended the company for its unethical practices.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
carpcriticizerebuke

Origin

  1. Latinreprehendō“I hold back, check, blame”
  2. Englishreprehend

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

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech kárat, hanět
  • káratto criticise
  • hanětto criticise
Danish dadle
  • dadleto criticise
German monieren
  • monierento criticise
Māori whakahēhē
  • whakahēhēto criticise
Spanish reprehender, reprender
  • reprehenderto criticise
  • reprenderto criticise
Swedish tadla
  • tadlato criticise
Cite this entry
APA

reprehend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprehend

MLA

“reprehend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprehend. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reprehend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reprehend.

Source: reprehend on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.