경멸해요 · 경멸했어요 · 경멸할 거예요 · 경멸하세요
to despise, to scorn, to hold in contempt
Example
그는 거짓말하는 사람을 진심으로 경멸해요.
He truly despises people who lie.
Word parts
경 light+멸 disdain
Literally 'treat as light and disdain.'
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경멸해요 · 경멸했어요 · 경멸할 거예요 · 경멸하세요
to despise, to scorn, to hold in contempt
Example
그는 거짓말하는 사람을 진심으로 경멸해요.
He truly despises people who lie.
Word parts
Literally 'treat as light and disdain.'