单词 | reprobate |
释义 | reprobate/ˈrɛprəbeɪt /noun 1An unprincipled person: he had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than a spirit of corruption...
Synonyms rogue, rascal, scoundrel, good-for-nothing, villain, wretch, unprincipled person, rake, profligate, degenerate, debauchee, libertine; troublemaker, mischief-maker, wrongdoer, evil-doer, transgressor, sinner; French roué, vaurien informal scallywag, bad egg North American informal scofflaw, hellion informal, dated rotter, bounder dated cad, ne'er-do-well archaic miscreant, blackguard, knave, rapscallion, varlet, wastrel, rakehell, scapegrace 2 archaic (In Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damnation.Those who were chosen by God were no better than reprobates except that by his irresistible grace the elect could be brought to hate their sin, as Sir Walter does....
adjective 1Unprincipled: reprobate behaviour...
Synonyms unprincipled, roguish, bad, wicked, rakish, shameless, immoral, profligate, degenerate, dissipated, debauched, depraved, corrupt; incorrigible, hardened, unregenerate informal scoundrelly, rascally archaic knavish 2 archaic (In Calvinism) predestined to damnation. verb [with object] archaic Express or feel disapproval of: his neighbours reprobated his method of proceeding...
Synonyms criticize, condemn, censure, denounce, express strong disapproval of rare reprehend Derivativesreprobation
reprobativereprobatoryOriginLate Middle English (as a verb): from Latin reprobat- 'disapproved', from the verb reprobare, from re- (expressing reversal) + probare 'approve'. |
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