reprobate

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a person without moral scruples
  2. verb reject (documents) as invalid
  3. verb abandon to eternal damnation

Etymology

First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English reprobat(e) (“condemned, damned”, also used as the past participle of reprobaten), borrowed from Latin reprobātus (“disapproved, rejected, condemned”), perfect passive participle of reprobō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun was derived from the adjective by substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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Synonyms

miscreant

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