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TOPIK 5verb

멸시하다

myeolsihada [멸씨하다]

멸시해요 · 멸시했어요 · 멸시할 거예요 · 멸시하세요

to look down on, to disdain

Example

가난하다는 이유로 사람을 멸시하면 안 돼요.

You shouldn't look down on people just because they're poor.

Word parts

멸 disdain시 look

Literally 'look at with disdain.'

Good to know

Pronounced [멸씨하다] — tensification after ㄹ.