vilipendere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vilipendere, from vilis (“base, cheap”) and pendere (“to consider”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vi.liˈpɛn.de.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛndere
  • Hyphenation: vi‧li‧pèn‧de‧re

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (transitive) to despise or scorn or vilipend

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • vilipendere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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