How to Pronounce "reprobates"
word
ˈɹɛpɹɔbeɪt
REP-ro-bayts
ɹɪpɹˈɒbeɪts
rih-PRO-bayts
Definition
People who behave in a morally bad way and are seen as without principles or shame. Often used in a playful or old-fashioned sense for people who break the rules.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹɛpɹɔbeɪt
British English
ɹɪpɹˈɒbeɪts
Simplified Pronunciation
US
REP-ro-bayts
UK
rih-PRO-bayts
Listen in Context
Those reprobates were causing trouble in the park.
The teacher warned the reprobates to behave.
Some people call pranksters reprobates, but they just want to have fun.
Back in college, we were known as the campus reprobates.