reprobation
Example Sentences
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Public shaming and reprobation of a "perpetrator" is something new, and changes all the rules.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2018
His defense of the truth, however, apparently was enough to earn him Gingrich’s reprobation.
From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2017
The EPA deserved reprobation after the Gold King Mine spill, but today should get recognition for keeping its promise to list the project as a national Superfund priority.
From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2016
He does, however, object to the second: "As a name of opprobrium or reprobation; spec. applied to a grasping or extortionate moneylender or usurer, or a trader who drives hard bargains or deals craftily."
From Time Magazine Archive
There was no police investigation nor social reprobation.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
