Polyglot Dictionary

desprecio

/desˈpɾesjo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los desprecios

Meaning

  1. contempt

    • Lo miró con desprecio.

      He looked at him with contempt.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

desdén

Close synonyms for "disdain, contempt."

Similar in other languages

German

Verachtung

Verachtung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "contempt."

Portuguese

desprezo

desprezo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "contempt."

Practice

1 What does desprecio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo miró con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desprecio?

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