軽蔑(けいべつ)

けいべつ
noun, verb (suru)
contempt, scorn
1. contempt, scorn, disdain
Looking down on someone or something with disrespect.
彼(かれ)を軽蔑(けいべつ)している。
I despise him.
軽蔑(けいべつ)の眼差(まなざ)しで見(み)られた。
I was looked at with contempt.
嘘(うそ)つきは軽蔑(けいべつ)される。
Liars are looked down upon.
弱(よわ)い者(もの)を軽蔑(けいべつ)するのは間違(まちが)っている。
It is wrong to look down on the weak.
約束(やくそく)を守(まも)らない人(ひと)は、周(まわ)りから軽蔑(けいべつ)されても仕方(しかた)がない。
People who don't keep their promises can't complain about being looked down upon.

軽蔑(けいべつ) is a strong word expressing contempt or scorn for someone.

WORD FORMATION:
軽(けい) (light, trivial) + 蔑(べつ) (despise) = to treat as worthless

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 軽蔑(けいべつ)する: to despise, to scorn
  • 軽蔑(けいべつ)される: to be looked down upon
  • 軽蔑(けいべつ)の眼差(まなざ)し: a look of contempt
  • 軽蔑(けいべつ)に値(あたい)する: to deserve contempt

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 軽蔑(けいべつ)する: to despise (formal)
  • 馬鹿(ばか)にする: to make fun of, to look down on (casual)
  • 見下(みくだ)す: to look down on
  • 蔑(さげす)む: to scorn, to despise

軽蔑(けいべつ) is more formal and literary than the alternatives.

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Added 2026.1.16 8:58 · Revised 2026.3.6 14:31
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