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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesprezador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /dɨs.pɾe.zaˈdoɾ/
"Ele era um desprezador das regras estabelecidas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who despises or shows disdain, scorn, or contempt for something that is generally considered worthy of respect.
"He was known as a fierce contemptor of conventional morality and societal norms." - 2
One who disregards or fails to heed rules, laws, or authority.
"An open contemptor of the law, he routinely ignored court orders."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'contemptor', from 'contemptus' (past participle of 'contemnere', meaning to despise or scorn). It entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, retaining its classical meaning of one who treats something with contempt, disdain, or scorn.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contemptor" is said worldwide
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méprisant
Transliteration: /me.pʁi.zɑ̃/
"Il était un méprisant notoire des traditions."
Verächter
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛçtɐ/
"Er galt als Verächter jeglicher Autorität."
disprezzatore
Transliteration: /di.spret.tzaˈto.re/
"Era un fiero disprezzatore delle convenzioni sociali."
despreciador
Transliteration: /des.pɾe.sjaˈdoɾ/
"Se mostró como un despreciador de las normas."
desprezador
Transliteration: /dɨs.pɾe.zaˈdoɾ/
"Ele era um desprezador das regras estabelecidas."
तिरस्कार करने वाला
Transliteration: tiraskar karne vala
"वह समाज के नियमों का तिरस्कार करने वाला था।"
蔑视者
Transliteration: mièshìzhě
"他是传统道德的公然蔑视者。"
경멸자
Transliteration: gyeongmyeolja
"그는 모든 권위의 경멸자였다."
軽蔑者
Transliteration: keibetsusha
"彼は社会規範の軽蔑者として知られていた。"
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