despicable

• Décrit quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'extrêmement désagréable, méprisable, digne de haine ou de dégoût.

Describes someone or something that is extremely unpleasant, hateful, or deserving of contempt.

1. Morally reprehensibleB2formal

   Deserving hatred and contempt; extremely bad or evil.

   Méprisable

   • His despicable behavior shocked everyone at the meeting.
   • The dictator committed despicable acts against his own people.
   • It was despicable of him to lie about his friend.

   Synonymesabhorrentabominablebasecontemptibledetestabledisgracefuldishonorableexecrablehatefulignobleloathsomeodiousreprehensibleshamefulvile

   Antonymesadmirablehonorablelaudablenoblepraiseworthyrespectablevirtuousworthy

2. Contemptible or worthlessC1formal

   So mean or vile as to be beneath contempt.

   méprisable, vil

   • The thief's despicable actions left the family devastated.
   • She found his treatment of the staff utterly despicable.
   • The movie portrays the villain as a truly despicable character.

   Synonymesabominablebasecontemptibledetestablehatefulignobleloathsomemeanshabbysordidvileworthless

   Antonymesadmirableestimablehonorablerespectablevenerable