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reprehension
This term carries a heavy, formal weight, typically appearing in legal, ecclesiastical, or high-level administrative contexts. It describes a stern, official rebuke rather than a casual disagreement or a personal argument. The tone is one of moral or professional judgment, where an authority figure condemns a subordinate's failure to meet a specific standard of conduct.
Because it describes the abstract act of criticism, the word is treated as an uncountable mass noun. It does not refer to individual instances of scolding that can be counted as one or two reprehensions, but rather to the general state or process of being censured. To specify a single occurrence, a speaker would need to use a partitive phrase such as a piece of reprehension or an instance of reprehension.
Ý nghĩa
Ví dụ
The board of directors issued a formal reprehension of the CEO for his unethical conduct.
I cannot believe I am facing such harsh reprehension for a simple mistake.
The general faced severe reprehension from the high command after the failed campaign.
He accepted the reprehension with a stoic expression and promised to improve.
Why must every minor error be met with such public reprehension?
The scholar wrote a treatise on the moral reprehension of greed in ancient societies.
She feared the reprehension of her peers more than the actual punishment.
The official statement was a stern reprehension of the diplomatic breach.