/ ˌreprɪˈhensəbl; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) morally wrong and deserving criticism
SYN deplorable
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from late Latin reprehensibilis , from reprehens- rebuked, from the verb reprehendere seize, check, rebuke, from re- (expressing intensive force) + prehendere seize.