réprouver

to condemn

verb reh-proo-VEH Rare

Origin: Latin reprobare (to reprove, reject)

Also means

to disapprove of

Usage Note

Réprouver is a formal verb meaning to condemn or strongly disapprove of something on moral or religious grounds. The past participle réprouvé used as a noun means an outcast or, in theology, one of the damned. It carries a more literary tone than condamner or désapprouver.

Examples

"La société réprouve ce comportement."

Natural Translation

Society condemns this behaviour.

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