French word

méprisable

Pronunciation

IPA/mepʁizabl/

Meaning

  • adjectivedespicable

Example

C'est vraiment méprisable.

That's really despicable.

Illustration for méprisable (despicable)

More examples

Il a fait un geste méprisable.

He made a despicable gesture.

Core concept

Someone or something shown to be beneath respect by treating human dignity as worthless.

Common phrases

  • un geste méprisable

    a despicable gesture

  • un comportement méprisable

    despicable behavior

Similar words

détestable: Causing intense hatred or aversion and seeming impossible to tolerate.
dégoûtant: So unpleasant or repulsive that it provokes disgust.

Definition in French

Qui est moralement bas et qui suscite le mépris.

Word origin

Méprisable is a French -able derivative of mépriser; that verb comes from Old French mespriser and traces back to Latin pretium, 'value'.

Usage tips

  • The adjective is a strong judgment in French and suits condemned conduct or character more than an ordinary mistake or inconvenience.

Other meanings

  • contemptibleadjective
  • vileadjective

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