reprehend
verb/ˌɹɛpɹəˈhɛnd/
Etymology From Latin reprehendō (“I hold back, check, blame”), from re- (“back”) + prehendō (“I hold, seize”). Compare French reprendre (“to reprove”).
1
To criticize, to reprove.
- The teacher did not hesitate to reprehend students for cheating.
- Critics reprehended the company for its unethical practices.
3 more examples
- publicly reprehend
- severely reprehend
- reprehend misconduct
- Derived terms
- unreprehended
- Related terms
- apprehend, comprehend, reprehensible, reprehension, reprise, reprisal, reprieve, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, reprove