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view as despicable

[vjuː æz dɪˈspɪkəbəl]
verb phrase
considerar desprezível
1. to regard or consider someone or something as worthy of contempt, scorn, or disgust
Many people view corruption as despicable.
Muitas pessoas consideram corrupção desprezível.
2. to hold a negative moral judgment about a person's character or actions
She views his behavior as despicable and refuses to speak with him.
Ela considera seu comportamento desprezível e recusa-se a falar com ele.
Synonyms
regard as contemptibleconsider abhorrentdeem reprehensiblelook upon with scornview with disdain
Antonyms
view as admirableregard with respectconsider honorableview favorably

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
considerar desprezível
Most common usage in formal and informal contexts
Brazil
achar desprezível
More colloquial variant
Portugal
considerar desprezível
Standard usage, equivalent to Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
olhar com desprezo para
Alternative phrasing emphasizing contempt

Related Idioms & Phrases

view someone as beneath contempt
hold in utter disdain
look down one's nose at
consider someone persona non grata
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