reprobate
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8.9
- adjective
- /ˈrɛprəˌbeɪt/
- Literature
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depravado
- The community shunned him because of his reprobate actions that showed no respect for others.
Examples
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Especially the reprobate, depraved birds.
Blog text (6) -
His reprobate choices led him to alienate those who once considered him a friend.
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He said they were of a reprobate mind, worthy of death.
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Obama is lawless and reprobate.
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- They're reprobate.
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I replied that the same benefit could be obtained through other means and that not discussing them is just as reprobate as withholding the magical cure of golden rice.
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And now the amoral RINOs want to dump any remaining virtue overboard so they can be more like the reprobate Democrats.
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Depravity was unexonerable because it was self-confected. Nor is it true that God, in delivering wayfarers into "base passions and a reprobate mind," authors the very sin that He avenges.
Academic text (2018) -
She was known for her reprobate behavior, often ignoring the rules and ethics of her profession.
Synonyms
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7.8
Very bad and cruel in the way someone behaves
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7.9
Behaving in a morally wrong or corrupt way
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9.9
Having a bad and dishonest character
Antonyms
How Immoral
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reprobate as an adjective has the same origin, from re- + probare 'to test' or 'approve'. That gives the image of someone 'rejected' for bad choices, which is why we use reprobate to describe a person who shows no regard for what is right.