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2 : the condition of one fallen from grace or honor : DISGRACE

3 : the act of reproaching : REBUKE

4 : a cause or occasion of blame or disgrace

— re·proach·ful adjective

— re·proach·ful·ly adverb

— re·proach·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

censure, denunciation, rebuke, reprimand, reproof, stricture—more at CENSURE

2reproach verb 1 : to express disappointment in or displeasure with (a person) for conduct that is blameworthy or in need of amendment : REBUKE

2 : to cast discredit on

— re·proach·able adjective

Synonyms

admonish, chide, lecture, rail, rate, rebuke, reprimand, scold—more at SCOLD

censure, condemn, denounce, rebuke, reprimand, reprove—more at CENSURE

1reprobate noun 1 : a person foreordained to damnation

2 : a thoroughly bad person : SCOUNDREL

2reprobate adjective : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a reprobate

Synonyms

corrupt, debauched, decadent, degenerate, dissolute, perverse, perverted—more at CORRUPT

rep·ro·ba·tion noun : strong disapproval : CONDEMNATION

re·pro·duce verb 1 : to produce again or anew

2 : to produce offspring

— re·pro·duc·ible adjective

— re·pro·duc·tive adjective

Synonyms

[1] copy, duplicate, imitate, replicate—more at COPY

[2] breed, multiply, procreate, propagate—more at PROCREATE

re·pro·duc·tion noun : something reproduced

Synonyms

carbon copy, copy, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, imitation, replica, replication—more at COPY

re·proof noun : blame or censure for a fault

Synonyms

censure, denunciation, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, stricture—more at CENSURE

re·prove verb re·proved; re·prov·ing 1 : to administer a rebuke to

2 : to express disapproval of

— re·prov·er noun

Synonyms

[1] admonish, chide, rebuke, reprimand, reproach

[2] censure, condemn, denounce—more at CENSURE

rept abbreviation report

rep·tile noun [ORIGIN: ME reptil, fr. MF or LL; MF reptile, fr. LL reptile, fr. L repere to crawl]

: any of a large class of air-breathing scaly vertebrates including snakes, lizards, alligators, turtles, and extinct related forms (as dinosaurs)

— rep·til·i·an adjective or noun

re·pub·lic noun [ORIGIN: F république, fr. MF republique, fr. L respublica, fr. res thing, wealth + publica, fem. of publicus public]

1 : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and is usu. a president; also : a nation or other political unit having such a government

2 : a government in which supreme power is held by the citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives governing according to law; also : a nation or other political unit having such a form of government

3 : a constituent political and territorial unit of the former nations of Czechoslovakia, the U.S.S.R., or Yugoslavia

1republican adjective 1 : of, relating to, or resembling a republic

2 : favoring or supporting a republic

3 cap : of, relating to, or constituting one of the two major political parties in the U.S. evolving in the mid-19th century

— re·pub·li·can·ism noun, often cap

Synonyms

democratic, popular, self-governing—more at DEMOCRATIC

2republican noun 1 : one that favors or supports a republican form of government

2 cap : a member of a republican party and esp. of the Republican party of the U.S.

re·pu·di·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing [ORIGIN: L repudiare to cast off, divorce, fr. repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, divorce]

1 : to give up or renounce as one's own : DISOWN

2 : to refuse to have anything to do with : refuse to acknowledge, accept, or pay <~ a charge> <~ a debt>

3 : to reject as untrue or unjust

— re·pu·di·a·tor noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] disavow, disclaim, disown—more at DISCLAIM

[2, 3] decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down—more at DECLINE

re·pu·di·a·tion noun : the act of repudiating : the state of being repudiated

Synonyms

contradiction, denial, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, negation, rejection—more at DENIAL

re·pug·nance noun 1 : the quality or fact of being contradictory