nounmasculinepl: desprezos
contempt, disdain, scorn
1. A feeling of strong disrespect or lack of regard for someone or something
He showed complete contempt for the rules.
Ele mostrou completo desprezo pelas regras.
2. The act of dismissing or treating someone or something as unworthy of consideration
Her desprezo toward his efforts was evident.
Seu desprezo pelos esforços dele era evidente.
3. A deliberate insult or affront
The remark was a desprezo to his intelligence.
O comentário foi um desprezo à sua inteligência.
NYC Slang
disrespect, shade
Related Idioms & Phrases
ter desprezo por alguém/algo - to have contempt for someone/something
mostrar desprezo - to show disdain
desprezo absoluto - utter contempt
com desprezo - contemptuously, scornfully
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