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(-hen′s̸hən)

noun

the act of reprehending; reproof or censure

Origin: ME reprehencion < L reprehensio

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reprehensive adjective
reprehensively adverb

See reprehension in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of rebuking or censuring; reproval.

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repˌre·henˈsive (-sĭv) adjective

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