reprobate
noun/ˈreprəbeɪt/
/ˈreprəbeɪt/
(formal or humorous)- a person who behaves in a way that society thinks is not moralTopics Personal qualitiesc2Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Latin reprobat- ‘disapproved’, from the verb reprobare, from re- (expressing reversal) + probare ‘approve’.
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