khinh miệt
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Definition
- Verb:
- To despise; to scorn; to hold in contempt: To regard someone or something as utterly worthless, inferior, or beneath consideration, often accompanied by a strong feeling of disdain.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ta không giấu được vẻ khinh miệt đối với những kẻ xu nịnh. (He could not hide his scorn for sycophants.)
- Thái độ khinh miệt của cô ấy thể hiện rõ qua ánh mắt. (Her contemptuous attitude was clear in her eyes.)
- Không nên khinh miệt người khác vì hoàn cảnh của họ. (One should not despise others for their circumstances.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "khinh miệt" conveys a stronger and more active emotion than simply looking down on someone ("khinh thường"). It implies a combination of disdain and active rejection.
Variants and Related Words
- Khinh (v): to look down upon, to disdain (often less intense than "khinh miệt").
- Miệt (v, literary): to scorn, to despise. Rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese, it primarily appears in compound words like "khinh miệt".
- Khinh thị (v): to disdain, to regard with contempt (similar in meaning, slightly more formal).
Synonyms
- Despise: To feel a strong, active contempt for.
- Scorn: To treat with a profound, often mocking, contempt.
- Hold in contempt: To consider someone or something as completely unworthy of respect.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Ánh mắt/Thái độ khinh miệt: A scornful look/attitude of contempt.
- Cô ấy đáp lại bằng một ánh mắt khinh miệt. (She responded with a look of utter contempt.)
- Think little and scorn