けいべつ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. scorn; disdain; contempt
Pitch accent
いべつ
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Composed of
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
pejorative term; derogatory word; invective
Examples (15 in total)
Don't look down on others.
She despises him.
Tom despised Mary.
The rich are apt to look down on people.
Don't despise others because they are poor.
If you don't do your duty, people will look down on you.
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
I feel nothing but contempt for such dishonest behavior.
Honest people despise those who lie.
He despises people of a lower social class.
The selfish man was despised by his colleagues.
He was greatly respected, while his son was as much despised.
He despised those who lived on welfare.
You should never look down on a person merely because he is poor.
I feel nothing but contempt for such behavior.