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경멸
경멸
輕蔑
[ gyeongmyeol ]
「명사」 Noun
• contempt; scorn
Looking down on someone with an attitude of extreme dislike or disdain.
behaviour
negative
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
輕 (경)
–
light, not heavy, to treat lightly
蔑 (멸)
–
to despise, to look down upon
Neighboring words in the dictionary
겸용
겸임
겹받침
경
경계
경례
경로
경리
경멸
경배
경비
경비병
경비선
경비실
경비원
경상
경상도
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