mépris

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.pʁi/

Etymology 1

Deverbal from mépriser.

Noun

mépris m (plural mépris)

1. scorn
2. contempt, disdain

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

mépris (feminine méprise, masculine plural mépris, feminine plural méprises)

1. past participle of méprendre

Further reading

• “mépris”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• permis, primes, primés, prîmes, prisme