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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVerkommener
Pronunciation / Transliteration: verkommener
"Der alte Mann lebte wie ein unverbesserlicher Verkommener."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unprincipled person; a wicked or depraved individual.
"He spent his later years living the life of an unrepentant reprobate."
- 1
Unprincipled, depraved, or damned.
"The committee condemned his reprobate behavior as completely unacceptable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'reprobatus', the past participle of 'reprobare' meaning 'to condemn' or 'to reject'. It entered Middle English in the 15th century initially as a theological term denoting a person rejected by God for damnation, later shifting to describe any unprincipled or morally depraved individual.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reprobate" is said worldwide
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réprouvé
Transliteration: ré-prou-vé
"Il était considéré comme un réprouvé par la haute société."
Verkommener
Transliteration: verkommener
"Der alte Mann lebte wie ein unverbesserlicher Verkommener."
reprobo
Transliteration: ré-pro-bo
"Quella persona si comporta da perfetto reprobo."
reprobo
Transliteration: ré-pro-bo
"Vivía una vida de reprobo sin importarle la opinión de los demás."
réprobo
Transliteration: ré-pro-bo
"Ele foi visto pela comunidade local como um réprobo moral."
भ्रष्ट
Transliteration: bhrasht
Script: भ्रष्ट व्यक्ति
"समाज ने उस भ्रष्ट व्यक्ति का बहिष्कार कर दिया।"
堕落者
Transliteration: duòluòzhě
"他被认为是一个无可救药的堕落者。"
파락호
Transliteration: parakho
"그는 사회에서 버림받은 파락호처럼 살았다."
堕落者
Transliteration: darakusha
"彼は周囲から救い難い堕落者とみなされていた。"
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