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despicable
[des-pi-kuh-buhl, dih-spik-uh-]
adjective
deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible.
He was a mean, despicable man, who treated his wife and children badly.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:
despicable
/ dɪˈspɪkəbəl, ˈdɛspɪk- /
adjective
worthy of being despised; contemptible; mean
Other 51Թ Forms
- despicability noun
- despicableness noun
- despicably adverb
- ˈ辱 adverb
- ˌ辱ˈٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of despicable1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of despicable1
Example Sentences
Strangely — or maybe not so strangely — at the same time that the U.S. is deporting such “despicable human beings,” it’s demanding the extradition of others, including dozens of Mexicans.
Nazi architect Paul Schultze-Naumburg argued that it was not social conditioning that produced such despicable degenerates, but race, and in particular race-mixing.
Netanyahu said that Macron had "once again chosen to side with a murderous Islamist terrorist organisation and echo its despicable propaganda, accusing Israel of blood libels".
"We will implement additional safeguards to help prevent incidents like this in the future. Let us be clear, despicable behaviour like this will not be tolerated."
It was “despicable,” she said, to leave homes empty when so many were in need.
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