despicable

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Etymology

From Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō ("I despise"), from de ("down") + speciō ("I look at, behold").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/, /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/

Adjective

despicable

1. Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.

   Synonyms: vile, evil, mean, contemptible

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:despicable

Antonyms

• honorable

Translations

• French: abject, détestable, méprisable
• German: verachtenswert, gemein, niederträchtig, verabscheuungswürdig, widerwärtig, abscheulich, schnöde
• Italian: spregevole, abietto, disprezzabile
• Portuguese: desprezível
• Russian: презре́нный
• Spanish: desdeñable, despreciable, bajo, rastrero

Noun

despicable (plural despicables)

1. A wretched or wicked person.

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