Polyglot Dictionary

menospreciar

/menospɾeˈsjaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
menosprecio
preterite (yo)
menosprecié
past participle
menospreciado

Meaning

  1. to belittle

    • No menosprecies su trabajo.

      Don't belittle his work.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

empequeñecer

menospreciar specifically means to look down on or disdain someone, to undervalue; empequeñecer literally means "to make smaller," figuratively to diminish or belittle someone's achievement.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

menosprezar

menosprezar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to belittle."

Practice

1 What does menospreciar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches menospreciar?

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