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noun[U]
A feeling or expression of contempt; the attitude of looking down on someone or something as worthless or inferior.
gyeongmyeol
Pronunciation
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 輕蔑, literally involving the ideas of treating lightly and despising.
Examples
그는 약자를 향한 경멸을 숨기지 않았다.
geuneun yakjareul hyanghan gyeongmyeoreul sumgiji anatda
He did not hide his contempt for the weak.
그의 말투에는 경멸이 담겨 있었다.
geuui maltueneun gyeongmyeori damgyeo isseotda
There was contempt in his tone of voice.
Character Breakdown
輕
gyeong
light; slight; to treat lightly
蔑
myeol
to despise; to look down on
Collocations
경멸을 느끼다
경멸을 받다
경멸의 눈빛
경멸의 대상
경멸에 찬 말투
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