reprehend[verb]Synonyms: criticize, blame, censure, condemn, denounce, denunciate, knock, rap, reprobate, skin
Related Words: admonish,
chide,
rebuke,
reprimand,
reproach,
reprove,
berate,
rate,
scold,
upbraid [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
reprehend verb.
[rɛprɪ'hɛnd] ME.[Latin reprehendere, formed as RE- + prehendere seize.]1. verb trans. Reprove, rebuke, blame, find fault with.
ME.■ E. Mellor A..recklessness which cannot be too severely reprehended.2. verb intrans. Find fault. Now
rare or
obsolete.
L16.■ Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream Gentles, do not reprehend If you pardon, we will mend. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲