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    despicable
    /dɪˈspɪkəbl/

    adjective

    • 1. deserving hatred and contempt: "a despicable crime"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESPICABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    very unpleasant or bad, causing strong feelings of dislike: despicable behaviour. He's a despicable human being! It was despicable of her to lie about her friend. Synonyms. abominable. contemptible. execrable formal. odious formal. vile. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › despicableDespicable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DESPICABLE is deserving to be despised : so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation. How to use despicable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Despicable.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESPICABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil. [ emphasis ] The Minister said the bombing was a despicable crime.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › despicableDESPICABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Despicable definition: deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible. See examples of DESPICABLE used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › despicableDespicable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Stealing the last piece of food from a starving child goes way beyond mean. It's despicable — a vile and harmful act. Mean, nasty, and scummy are synonyms of despicable, but they don't fully convey the awfulness of despicable.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › despicableDespicable - definition of despicable by The Free Dictionary

    Define despicable. despicable synonyms, despicable pronunciation, despicable translation, English dictionary definition of despicable. adj. Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile. de·spic′a·ble·ness n. de·spic′a·bly adv. Usage Note: The original standard pronunciation of despicable had stress...

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondespicable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of despicable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › despicabledespicable - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · despicable (comparative more despicable, superlative most despicable) Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean. Synonyms: vile, evil, mean, contemptible

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › despicabledespicable - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    des•pi•ca•ble (des′ pi kə bəl, di spik′ ə-), adj. deserving to be despised; contemptible: a mean, despicable man. Late Latin dēspicābilis, equivalent. to Latin dēspic ( ārī) to despise or dēspic ( ere) to look down ( dē- de - + -spic- look, combining form of specere) + -ābilis - able. 1545–55.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › despicabledespicable | meaning of despicable in Longman Dictionary of ...

    despicable meaning, definition, what is despicable: extremely bad, immoral, or cruel: Learn more.