despicableness

/dɪˈspɪkəbəɫnəs/ noun

The quality of being despicable

Word Origin Comes from Latin de- 'down' and specere 'to look' — literally 'looking down on' something. That's why despicable means worthy of contempt. The root specere is incredibly prolific: it gives us spectacle (something to look at), inspect (look into), respect (look back at), and perspective (looking through). So despicableness is the quality of being looked down upon.

noun The quality of being despicable countable

The despicableness of his betrayal shocked everyone who knew him.

(名词) 卑劣;卑鄙;无耻 【卑劣性】

他背叛的可鄙程度让所有认识他的人都感到震惊。

(sustantivo) vileza; bajeza; ruindad [La cualidad de ser despreciable.]

Lo despreciable de su traición conmocionó a todos los que lo conocían.

(nom) bassesse; ignominie; indignité; vilenie; infamie [Caractère de ce qui est méprisable, vil ou indigne.]

La bassesse de sa trahison choqua tous ceux qui le connaissaient.

(Substantiv) Verwerflichkeit; Niedertracht [Die Eigenschaft, verachtenswert, niederträchtig oder abscheulich zu sein.]

Die **despicableness** seines Verrats schockierte alle, die ihn kannten.

(名詞) 卑劣であること。軽蔑に値する性質や状態。

彼の裏切りの卑劣さに、彼を知る誰もが衝撃を受けた。

(substantivo) vileza; baixeza; abjeção; ignomínia [A qualidade de ser desprezível]

A vileza de sua traição chocou todos que o conheciam.

Word parts: de + spic + able + ness

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