1.
contempt; scorn; disdain
Regarding someone or something as inferior or unworthy; treating with open disrespect.
他人を蔑視してはいけない。
You must not look down on others.
女性蔑視の発言が問題になった。
A misogynistic remark became a problem.
人種蔑視は社会の根深い問題であり、教育を通じて解決していく必要がある。
Racial discrimination is a deep-rooted social problem that needs to be addressed through education.
Used as a suru-verb: 蔑視する (to look down on, to scorn).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 女性蔑視 (misogyny, contempt for women)
- 人種蔑視 (racial discrimination)
- 蔑視する (to scorn, to despise)
- 蔑視的な態度 (a contemptuous attitude)
USAGE NOTE:
A formal, written-register word. In everyday speech, 見下す or 馬鹿にする are more common equivalents. 蔑視 is frequently used in social criticism and academic writing.