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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

軽蔑(けいべつ)scorn, disdain, contempt

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      contempt, scorn, disdain, despising, looking down on, slighting

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    軽蔑 【けいべつ】

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      (はは):「その軽蔑(けいべつ)した(わら)(かた)をやめなさい。」

      Mother: "Stop that scornful way of laughing." {scorn, disdain, contempt}

      • N1

      (ぼく)上司(じょうし)のその軽蔑(けいべつ)眼差(まなざ)しに()えられなかった。

      I couldn't bear my boss's look of contempt. {scorn, disdain, contempt}

      • N1

      他人(たにん)(たい)して軽蔑(けいべつ)した態度(たいど)をとる(かれ)(きら)われている。

      He is disliked because he treats others with contempt. {scorn, disdain, contempt}

      • N1

      部長(ぶちょう)のその傲慢(ごうまん)すぎる態度(たいど)言葉(ことば)(うしな)うほど(ひど)く、もはや軽蔑(けいべつ)にも(あたい)しません。

      The department head's arrogance is so extreme it leaves one speechless, it's not even worth the contempt anymore. {scorn, disdain, contempt}

      • N1

      軽蔑(けいべつ)喚起(かんき)する行動(こうどう)ばかりする彼女(かのじょ)は、次第(しだい)(まわ)りの(ひと)から距離(きょり)()かれるようになった。

      She constantly behaves in a way that invokes contempt, and gradually people around her began to distance themselves. {scorn, disdain, contempt}

      • N1
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