reprobate

reprobate
n
1. miscreant, villain, blackguard, knave, wretch, Archaic. caitiff; scapegrace, scoundrel, rogue, rascal, Archaic. varlet, scamp, Inf. scalawag, rapscallion; ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, Fr. vaurien, Sl. bum; cur, Sl. dog, Inf. hound, reptile, Sl. lowlife, degenerate; profligate, rake, roue, libertine, debauchee; fallen angel, sinner, transgressor, trespasser, offender, culprit; wrongdoer, evildoer, malefactor, malfeasant, misfeasor, Inf. scofflaw; lawbreaker, delinquent, juvenile delinquent, misdemeanant, lar-cenist, larcener, felon, criminal; recidivist, repeat offender, Inf. chronic crook; convict, Sl. jailbird, parolee, ex-convict, Inf. ex-con; outlaw, gangster, mobster, racketeer, mafioso, desperado, terrorist, hijacker, kidnapper; thug, U.S. tough, Inf. toughie, mugger, ruffian, hoodlum, Sl. hood, hooligan, Chiefly Brit. rough, Inf. roughneck, Inf. baddy; thief, Inf. crook, swindler, cheat, cheater, defrauder, Sl. rip-off artist; mischief-maker, troublemaker, Inf. cut-up, Inf. hellion, rowdy; devil, hellhound, demon, fiend, monster; recreant, traitor, conspirator, Inf. snake in the grass, Inf. backstabber, squealer, Sl. fink, Sl. ratfink.
2. outcast, castaway, pariah, Sl. leper, exile.
adj
3. depraved, miscreant, debased, degenerate, corrupt, perverted; villainous, cruel, malicious, spiteful, vicious, viperous, reptilian; bad, evil, wicked, nefarious, sinful, sinning, iniquitous, Archaic. facinorous; vile, foul, reprehensible, despicable; base, low, mean, unprincipled, unscrupulous; scoundrelly, knavish, roguish, rascally; recreant, Inf. back-stabbing, traitorous, treasonous, treacherous; criminal, felonious, delinquent, wrongdoing, evildoing.
4. amoral, immoral, nonmoral, unmoral, profligate, shameless, dissolute, abandoned; irredeemable, irreclaimable, unsaveable, past hope, hopeless, past praying for; out-and-out, through-and-through, complete, unqualified, hard-core, hardened, inveterate, recidi-vistic, recidivous.
v
5. condemn, censure, criticize, blame, reprove, reproach, animadvert upon; disapprove, frown upon, take exception to, disagree, reject.

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  • Reprobate — Rep ro*bate ( b?t), a. [L. reprobatus, p. p. of reprobare to disapprove, condemn. See {Reprieve}, {Reprove}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard purity or fineness; disallowed; rejected. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Reprobate …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reprobate# — reprobate vb censure, reprehend, *criticize, blame, condemn, denounce Analogous words: *decry, derogate, detract, depreciate, disparage: reject, repudiate, spurn (see DECLINE vb): reprimand, rebuke, *reprove reprobate adj *a …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Reprobate — Rep ro*bate, n. One morally abandoned and lost. [1913 Webster] I acknowledge myself for a reprobate, a villain, a traitor to the king. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reprobate — I adjective accusable, bad, base, blameworthy, corrupt, criminal, culpable, degenerate, depraved, disgusting, disreputable, dissolute, evil minded, facinorous, felonious, flagitious, flagrant, hardened, heinous, immoral, incorrigible, infamous,… …   Law dictionary

  • Reprobate — Rep ro*bate ( b?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprobated} ( b? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprobating}.] 1. To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject. [1913 Webster] Such an answer as this… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reprobate — ‘Reprobate silver’ (AV, Jer. 6:30) means silver rejected when tested, and is applied metaphorically to the wicked. Paul uses the same adjective to describe the unrighteous (AV, Rom. 1:28) which NRSV translates ‘debased’, REB ‘depraved’, NJB… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • reprobate — (adj.) 1540s, rejected as worthless, from L.L. reprobatus, pp. of reprobare disapprove, reject, condemn, from L. re opposite of, reversal of previous condition + probare prove to be worthy (see PROBATE (Cf. probate)). The noun is recorded from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • reprobate — [adj] shameless bad, corrupt, degenerate, foul, immoral, improper, incorrigible, lewd, rude, sinful, unprincipled, vile, wanton, wicked; concepts 401,545 …   New thesaurus

  • reprobate — ► NOUN ▪ a person without moral principles. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unprincipled. DERIVATIVES reprobation noun. ORIGIN from Latin reprobare disapprove …   English terms dictionary

  • reprobate — [rep′rə bāt΄; ] for adj. & n., often [, rep′rəbit] vt. reprobated, reprobating [ME reprobaten < LL(Ec) reprobatus, pp. of reprobare: see REPROVE] 1. to disapprove of strongly; condemn 2. to reject 3. Theol. to damn adj …   English World dictionary

  • reprobate — I. transitive verb ( bated; bating) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin reprobatus, past participle of reprobare more at reprove Date: 15th century 1. to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil < reprobating the laxity of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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