despicable

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

dɪˈspɪkəbəl

Definitions

A wretched or wicked person.

Equivalents

Españolbajo deleznable desdeñabledespreciable rastrero ruin

Françaisabject détestable méprisable

Deutschabscheulich gemein niederträchtigschnöde verabscheuungswürdig verachtenswert widerwärtig

29 more languages

العربيةحقر حقير خنزير

Българскижалък презрян

Bosanskihina kurva

Catalàmenyspreable

Češtinaohavník opovrženíhodný

Ελληνικάαχαρακτήριστος αχρείος ποταπός

Esperantoaĉa

Euskaratxarro

Suomihalveksittava kurja

Galegobafún cativo ruín

Hrvatskihina kurva

Magyaralávaló

Bahasa Indonesiahina keji tercela

Italianoabietto disprezzabile spregevole

日本語卑しい卑劣な汚い

한국어날

Kurdîbafûn bajo hinahîna

Latinacontemptus evilesco

Latviešuzemisks

Македонскипрезирен

Nederlandsafschuwelijk verachtelijk verfoeilijk

Polskinikczemny

Portuguêsdesprezível

Românădisprețuibil

Русскийжалкий никчёмный презренный

Српскиhina kurva

Svenskaavskyvärd

Українськанікче́мний

Tiếng Việtđáng khinh

Examples

“Robbers assemble other robbers for the purpose of robbery; but Christians gather thieves, bandits, and other despicables for the purpose of spiritual transformation.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

Despicableness Despicably despiciency despight despiker despiking

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