desprezar

Meaning

(transitive) to despise (regard with contempt or scorn)
(transitive) to ignore
(transitive) to discard; to throw away

despise

disparage

thumb one’s nose

freeze off

hold in contempt

Opposite of

adorar, gostar, levar em conta, prezar

querer mal

descuidar

desatender

ter nojo de

περιφρονώ

apolactizare

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/des.pɾeˈza(ʁ)/

Inherited from Latin

Cognate with English

Cognate with Spanish

Cognate with Italian

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese despreçar, des- + preçar, from preciar (“to price, to hold dear”), from Latin pretium (“price”), from Proto-Indo-European *preti- (“back”); or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *dispretiāre. Compare English depreciate, also Spanish despreciar, Italian disprezzare.

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