軽蔑|けいべつkeibetsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcontempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 軽蔑する（けいべつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 軽蔑します（けいべつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 軽蔑しない（けいべつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 軽蔑しません（けいべつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 軽蔑せず・軽蔑せぬ（けいべつせず・けいべつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 軽蔑した（けいべつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 軽蔑しました（けいべつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 軽蔑しなかった（けいべつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 軽蔑しませんでした（けいべつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 軽蔑して（けいべつして） |
| Potential | 軽蔑できる（けいべつできる） |
| Passive | 軽蔑される（けいべつされる） |
| Causative | 軽蔑させる（けいべつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 軽蔑させられる（けいべつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 軽蔑すれば（けいべつすれば） |
| tara | 軽蔑したら（けいべつしたら） |
| Volitional | 軽蔑しよう（けいべつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 軽蔑しましょう（けいべつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 軽蔑しろ（けいべつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym蔑視べっしWrittenWritten/formal prose word for contempt, as in 「女性蔑視」; 「軽蔑」 is the more everyday choice. For discrimination itself, say 「差別」.
- Synonym侮蔑ぶべつWrittenWritten/formal prose: scorning someone you see as beneath you; common in 「侮蔑的な言葉」. 「軽蔑」 is the more widely used word.
- Synonym軽視けいしNeutralNeutral: not taking something seriously; centres on attitude. 「軽蔑」 centres on despising a person's character.
- Synonym見下すみくだすCasualColloquial: to look down on someone from a superior position. Close to 「軽蔑」 but more colloquial.
- Synonym蔑むさげすむNeutralNeutral native verb: to despise someone, with a cold edge. 「軽蔑」 is a separate Sino-Japanese noun, used as a verb in the form 「軽蔑する」.
- Synonym侮るあなどるNeutralNeutral: to underestimate someone, as in 「侮れない」. 「軽蔑」 centres on despising a person's character.
- Synonym軽侮けいぶWrittenWritten/formal prose for contempt or slighting; rare. 「軽蔑」 is the more common word.
- Synonym蔑するなみするWrittenArchaic verb for ignoring or treating something as unimportant; rare today. 「軽蔑」 is the more common choice.
- Related蔑みさげすみWrittenA noun for a cold, disdainful attitude or feeling toward someone. 「軽蔑」 is the more common word.
- Related卑しむいやしむWrittenTo look down on or despise someone. 「軽蔑」 is more common and centres on despising a person's character.
- Related卑しめるいやしめるWrittenTo demean or insult someone. 「軽蔑」 centres on the inner feeling of contempt.
- Related侮りあなどりNeutralNeutral noun for making light of or looking down on someone. 「軽蔑」 centres on despising.
- Related侮慢ぶまんWrittenWritten/formal prose for arrogant, insulting behaviour; rare. Say 「侮辱」 or 「軽蔑」 instead.
- Antonym尊敬そんけいNeutralNeutral: respect. The opposite of 「軽蔑」 in its sense of looking down on people.
- Antonym敬愛けいあいWrittenWritten/formal prose: respect and affection. The opposite of 「軽蔑」 in its sense of despising.
To express looking down on someone's character, use 「軽蔑」, as in 「軽蔑の眼差し」. For written/formal prose scorn, choose 「蔑視」 or 「侮蔑」; to underestimate, 「侮る」; to look down from above, 「見下す」; to say you don't value something, 「軽視」; and for the opposite, respect, 「尊敬」.
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