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    [Noun]  | "rep*re*hen*sion" | \ ˌre-pri-ˈhen(t)-shən \


    1: the act of reprehending : censure


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English reprehensioun, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reprehension, from Latin reprehension-, reprehensio, from reprehendere;

     [ "reprehensible" ]

    1: worthy of blame

      * e.g.,  ... The brash student was forced to apologize for her reprehensible conduct 

     [ "reprehensibility" ]

    1: Taking responsibility for one's own actions so as not to be morally wrong in principle or practice. Originally coined by the Scots during The Highland Potato Famine of the 19th century, a famous period in Highland and Scottish history (1846 to roughly 1856).

      * e.g.,  ... Self-isolation is critical, think about your reprehensibility! 

     [ "morally reprehensible" ]

    1: Something that is actually repugnant which society applauds and upholds as celebratory due to the decline of social & pop culture mores.

      * e.g.,  ... A grown azz man marrying his 13 or 14 year old cousin is unequivocally morally reprehensible. 

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