menospreciar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From menos +‎ preciar. Compare Catalan menysprear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /menospɾeˈθjaɾ/ [me.nos.pɾeˈθjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /menospɾeˈsjaɾ/ [me.nos.pɾeˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧nos‧pre‧ciar

Verb

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menospreciar (first-person singular present menosprecio, first-person singular preterite menosprecié, past participle menospreciado)

  1. (transitive) to belittle, to disparage, to despise, scorn, to look down on, to demean
    Synonyms: despreciar, ningunear
  2. (transitive) to underestimate, to undervalue, to downplay

Conjugation

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