Reprehend (Verb)
Meaning
Express strong disapproval of.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The judge reprehended the lawyer's unprofessional behavior in the courtroom.
- Her parents reprehended her reckless decision to drop out of college without a plan.
- The principal reprehended the student for bullying a classmate and suspended him for a week.
- The committee reprehended the company for its repeated failure to comply with environmental regulations.
- The activist reprehended the government for its handling of the crisis and called for immediate action.