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Contemptible

adjective/kɹˈeɪzɪwˌiːd/
Definition
deserving of contempt or scorn
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈeɪzɪwˌiːd/
🇬🇧British English
/kəntˈɛmptɪbəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kəntˈɛmptɪbəl/
3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈeɪzɪwˌiːd/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Word Forms
contemptibilitynoununworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verächtlich
Verachtung oder Verachtung verdienen
🇫🇷French
méprisable
digne de mépris ou de mépris
🇪🇸Spanish
despreciable
merecedor de desprecio o desprecio
🇮🇹Italian
spregevole
meritevole di disprezzo o disprezzo
🇳🇱Dutch
verachtelijk
die minachting of minachting verdienen
🇵🇹Portuguese
desprezível
merecedor de desprezo ou desprezo
🇷🇺Russian
презренный
заслуживающий презрения или презрения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
घिनौना
तिरस्कार या तिरस्कार का पात्र
🇧🇩Bengali
অবজ্ঞাজনক
অবজ্ঞা বা অবজ্ঞার যোগ্য
🇮🇳Tamil
இழிவான
அவமதிப்பு அல்லது அவமதிப்புக்கு தகுதியானவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
ధిక్కారమైన
ధిక్కారం లేదా అవహేళనకు అర్హుడు
🇮🇳Marathi
तिरस्करणीय
तिरस्कार किंवा तिरस्कारास पात्र
🇮🇳Gujarati
ધિક્કારપાત્ર
તિરસ્કાર અથવા તિરસ્કારને પાત્ર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅವಹೇಳನಕಾರಿ
ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಹರು
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിന്ദ്യമായ
നിന്ദയോ നിന്ദയോ അർഹിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿੰਦਣਯੋਗ
ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਦੇ ਹੱਕਦਾਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
حقیر
حقارت یا حقارت کا مستحق
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
可鄙
值得蔑视或蔑视
🇯🇵Japanese
卑劣な
軽蔑または軽蔑に値する
🇰🇷Korean
경멸할 만한
경멸이나 경멸을 받아 마땅하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đáng khinh
đáng bị khinh miệt hoặc khinh miệt
🇹🇭Thai
ดูถูก
สมควรได้รับการดูหมิ่นหรือดูหมิ่น
🇮🇩Indonesian
hina
layak dihina atau dicemooh
🇵🇭Filipino
kasuklam-suklam
karapat-dapat sa paghamak o pagkutya
🇲🇾Malay
hina
patut dihina atau dicemuh
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حقير
يستحق الازدراء أو الازدراء
🇮🇷Persian
حقیر
مستحق تحقیر یا تحقیر
🇹🇷Turkish
aşağılık
aşağılanmayı veya küçümsenmeyi hak eden
🇮🇱Hebrew
בָּזוּי
ראויים לבוז או לבוז
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'contemptible'?
The primary meaning of 'contemptible' is 'deserving of contempt or scorn'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'contemptible' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'contemptible' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'contemptible' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'contemptible' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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