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- [rep-ruh-beyt]
- /ˈrɛp rəˌbeɪt/
- /ˈrep.rə.beɪt/
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- [rep-ruh-beyt]
- /ˈrɛp rəˌbeɪt/
Definitions of reprobate word
- noun reprobate a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate. 1
- noun reprobate a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation. 1
- adjective reprobate morally depraved; unprincipled; bad. 1
- adjective reprobate rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation. 1
- verb with object reprobate to disapprove, condemn, or censure. 1
- verb with object reprobate (of God) to reject (a person), as for sin; exclude from the number of the elect or from salvation. 1
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Origin of reprobate
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English reprobaten < Latin reprobātus; past participle of reprobāre to reprove
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Parts of speech for Reprobate
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
reprobate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
reprobate usage trend in Literature
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adj reprobate
- all-fired — excessive; extreme
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- blankety-blank — damned
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
verb reprobate
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- beg off — to ask to be released from an engagement, obligation, etc
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
noun reprobate
- antihero — An antihero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- bad egg — a bad person
- bezonian — a knave or rascal
- black sheep — If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group.
- cardsharp — a professional card player who cheats
adjective reprobate
- evil — Profoundly immoral and malevolent.
- highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
- ill — of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.
- nighthawk — any of several longwinged, American goatsuckers of the genus Chordeiles, related to the whippoorwill, especially C. minor, having variegated black, white, and buff plumage.
- overbold — Excessively bold.
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