despicable Neutral 🟢 Beginner (A1)

Adjective
despicable
Meaning

Despicable is an adjective that means very bad, cruel, or evil, making people feel strong dislike or disgust. It describes a person or action that deserves to be hated or looked down upon.
very unpleasant or bad, causing strong feelings of dislike:

  • Stealing money from a charity is a despicable crime.
  • despicable behaviour
  • He's a despicable human being!
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