Definition
Worthy of disapproval or blame; deserving to be criticized rather than praised.
Etymology
From dis- (prefix meaning 'opposite of') + commendable (from Latin commendare, 'to entrust or praise'). The word evolved in English to mean the opposite of praiseworthy, combining the reversing prefix with an existing positive quality.
Kelly Says
This word is the linguistic equivalent of a thumbs-down emoji—it's so rarely used that when someone does use it, they're making a deliberate, formal statement of disapproval. It's basically the fancy way to say 'not cool' in academic writing.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይደለም (aydelem)
ah-yee-deh-lem
ARالعربية
مذموم (madhmum)
madh-moo-m
BNবাংলা
অসম্মানজনক (asommanjanak)
ah-sohm-man-jan-ak
CACatalà
reprobable
reh-proh-bah-ble
CSČeština
nehodný
neh-ohd-nee
DADansk
foragtelig
for-ah-teh-lig
DEDeutsch
verwerflich
fer-ver-vlich
ELΕλληνικά
αποτρόπαιος (apotrpaios)
ah-pot-roh-pee-os
ESEspañol
reprobable
reh-proh-bah-ble
FAفارسی
ناپسند (napasand)
nah-pah-sand
FISuomi
epäilyttävä
eh-pah-ee-lee-ttah-vah
FRFrançais
reprochable
reh-pro-sha-ble
GUGU
અશોભન (ashobhan)
ah-shoh-bhan
HEעברית
לא ראוי (lo ra'ui)
loh rah-oo-ee
HIहिन्दी
अनुचित (anuchit)
ah-noo-cheet
HUMagyar
elfoghatatlan
elf-oh-gah-tah-tlan
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak terpuji
tee-dak ter-poo-jee
ITItaliano
reprehensibile
reh-preh-en-see-ble
JA日本語
非難される (hinnaraseru)
hee-nah-rah-seh-roo
KKKK
жаныс (janys)
jah-nis
KMKM
មានការពិបាក (maan kaar pi-baak)
maan kaar pee-baak
KO한국어
비난받을 만한 (binanbadeu manhan)
bee-nan-bah-deu man-han
MRMR
अनुचित (anuchit)
ah-noo-cheet
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak terpuji
tee-dak ter-poo-jee
MYမြန်မာ
မကောင်း (ma kawng)
ma kawng
NLNederlands
verwerpelijk
ver-wer-peh-lijk
NONorsk
foraktet
for-ahk-teht
PAPA
अनुचित (anuchit)
ah-noo-cheet
PLPolski
godzowy
god-zoh-vee
PTPortuguês
repreensível
reh-prehn-see-vel
RORomână
deplorabil
deh-plor-ah-bil
RUРусский
постыдный (postydnyy)
pos-t-id-nyy
SVSvenska
förkastlig
for-kast-lig
SWKiswahili
hatia
ha-tee-ah
TAதமிழ்
குறைவான (kuraivaan)
koo-ray-vaa-an
TEతెలుగు
అసభ్యం (asabhyam)
ah-sah-bhyam
THไทย
ไม่สมควร (mai som kwan)
mai som gwan
TRTürkçe
kınayıcı
kin-ah-yee-chee
UKУкраїнська
засудливий (zasudlivuy)
zah-soo-d-lee-vee
URاردو
ناپسند (napasand)
nah-pah-sand
VITiếng Việt
không đáng khen
khuhng dahn ken
ZH中文
可耻的 (kěchǐ de)
keh-chee deh