verb
- expressing strong disapproval or condemnation of someone or something
Usage: formal
Examples
- The committee spent hours reprobating the company’s unethical practices.
- She was reprobating his behavior in front of the entire class.
- The editorial was reprobating the government’s handling of the crisis.
- Religious leaders were reprobating the new legislation as immoral.
- The judge was reprobating the defendant’s lack of remorse.
- Critics were reprobating the film for its violent content.