Polyglot Dictionary

desprezo

/dʒisˈpɾezu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os desprezos

Meaning

  1. contempt

    • Olhou com desprezo.

      He looked with contempt.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

desdém

Close synonyms for "disdain, contempt."

Similar in other languages

German

Verachtung

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

Spanish

desprecio

desprecio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "contempt."

Practice

1 What does desprezo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Olhou com ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desprezo?

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