reprehend

Meaning

To criticize, to reprove.

Synonyms

rebuke

reprimand

reprove

upbraid

scold

objurgate

censure

reproach

animadvert

berate

admonish

find fault

blame

reject

scald

slander

take exception

tell off

observate

vilify

reflect upon

speak ill of

express disapproval

(to) criticize

accuse

(to) criticise

calumniate

carp

challenge

check

chide

condemn

criticise

fault

keelhaul

lecture

rap

rate

Translations

riprendere

tadeln

επιπλήττω

reprender

rügen

biasimare

riprovare

repreender

censurar

azarlamak

kabahatli bulmak

serzeniş etmek

şiddetle eleştirmek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɹɛpɹəˈhɛnd/

Etymology

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