reprobation
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9.5
- noun
- /ˌrɛprəˈbeɪʃən/
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reprobación
- While we are thus unconstrained in our private business, a spirit of reverence pervades our public acts; we are prevented from doing wrong by respect for the authorities and for the laws, having a particular regard to those which are ordained for the protection of the injured, as well as those unwritten laws which bring upon the transgressor the reprobation of the general sentiment.
- moral reprobation
Examples
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"After securing his subjectivity as a brave leader, he turned to a reprobation of the U.S. government's self-professed moral character.
Academic text (2009) -
Three thousand students began a hunger strike in Tiananmen Square to protest what they call "the Chinese authorities' slow approach to dialogue and their earlier reprobation of the movement."
Academic text (1990) -
Because the moral reprobation is made here on the basis of some norm, this type of suffering is distinguished from the next.
Academic text (1998) -
Do we therefore extend as a terror to malfeasance the reprobation of posterity?
Fiction book (1991) -
I, on my part, had traveled through the length and breadth of this country and of England, holding up this conduct of his to the reprobation of all men who would hear my words.
Academic text (2008) -
In this case, the other's conduct or way of life shocks and offends my moral consciousness and arouses my moral reprobation.
Academic text (1998) -
"Acts are only a subject of moral reprobation when they involve a breach of duty to others, but not if they are merely evidence of folly, or want of personal dignity and self-respect."
Academic text (1993) -
Punishment is a conventional device for the expression of attitudes of resentment and indignation, and of judgments of disapproval and reprobation, on the part either of the punishing authority himself or of those "in whose name" the punishment is afflicted.
Academic text (2017) -
The teacher expressed her strong reprobation of the student's dishonest behavior during the exam.
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His actions led to public reprobation from the community, as everyone was shocked by his decisions.
Synonyms
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3.0
Disapproval that points out faults
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5.5
A strong statement saying someone or something is wrong
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3.0
A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do
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6.1
A formal complaint from someone in charge about bad behaviour
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7.2
A remark that shows criticism or disappointment in someone's actions
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6.8
A strong comment that shows disapproval of someone's actions
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7.4
A public statement that strongly criticizes someone or something
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7.3
Saying negative things about yourself to make praise seem less important
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4.2
Very strong negative comments that show disapproval
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7.1
A mild criticism that aims to correct someone
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9.9
Strong judgment that someone's actions are wrong
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7.5
A spoken or written sign of disapproval of someone's actions
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9.9
Speaking badly about a person or thing to show you do not approve
Strong criticism of someone's actions
A strong angry criticism that someone gives to another person
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Etymology
Reprobation comes from the Latin parts re- ('against' or 'not') and probare ('to test' or 'to approve'), and it shares the same root as everyday words like prove and approve. So reprobation literally means 'not approved', which helps explain its modern sense of strong disapproval or moral blame from other people.