презирам — meaning in English
preziram
Bulgarian → English · translate English → Bulgarian instead
English meaning
- contemn verb To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
- despise verb To feel strong contempt or scorn for someone or something.
- disdain noun A feeling of contempt or scorn toward someone or something seen as beneath you.
- scorn verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.
- slight adj Small in degree or amount; minor.
- vilipend verb To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.
Senses
презирам is used for these senses in English:
- contemn (transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
- despise To regard with contempt or scorn.
- disdain (transitive) To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.
- scorn (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
- slight (transitive) To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward.
- vilipend (transitive, dated, formal) To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.
contemn — full definition
- verb To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
- verb To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).