reprehensibility
Deserving of condemnation
The quality of deserving blame or strong criticism.
Reprehensibility is the abstract noun form of reprehensible, used when discussing how blameworthy an action or behavior is: The reprehensibility of the crime warranted the maximum sentence.
The word appears mostly in legal, ethical, or formal contexts where degrees of wrongdoing are being weighed.
Moral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- sinfulnessMoral depravity condition
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- turpitudeInherent wickedness or vileness
nefariousness · wrongfulness · vileness · baseness · heinousness · egregiousness · wrongdoing · misconduct
Loss of respect
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- ignominyState of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- stigmaMark of dishonor
disrepute · discredit · degradation · humiliation · scandal · odium · notoriety · tarnish
Deserving blame for wrongdoing
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- faultImperfection or blame
- reproachExpression of disappointment
criticism · denunciation · indictment · accusation · rebuke · reproof · opprobrium · disapprobation
Guilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
- regretSorrow over past actions
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
compunction · repentance · atonement · confession · culpability · self-condemnation · penance · sorrow
wickedness
Moral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- sinfulnessMoral depravity condition
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
turpitude · nefariousness · wrongfulness · vileness · baseness · heinousness · egregiousness · wrongdoing · misconduct · transgression
dishonor
Loss of respect
stigma · disrepute · discredit · degradation · humiliation · scandal · odium · notoriety · tarnish · opprobrium
culpability
Deserving blame for wrongdoing
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- faultImperfection or blame
reproach · criticism · denunciation · indictment · accusation · rebuke · reproof · opprobrium · disapprobation · castigation
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
- regretSorrow over past actions
self-reproach · compunction · repentance · atonement · confession · culpability · self-condemnation · penance · sorrow · conscience
- horrorshorror, dread, terror, fright, dreadfulness
reprehensibilityvirtue
Moral goodness or merit
praiseworthiness · moral excellence · righteousness · admirability · uprightness
reprehensibilityinnocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
blamelessness · faultlessness · guiltlessness · irreproachability · impeccability
comprehension, comprehensive, apprehend, reprehensible, prehensile, reprehend, reprehension, reprehensibly