menospreciar

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menospreciar

  • [menospɾeˈsjaɾ] seseante
  • [menospɾeˈθjaɾ] no seseante

Rhymes with aɾ

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Compuesto de menos y preciar.

verb haber menospreciado · menospreciando · habiendo menospreciado · menospreciado · menosprecio · menosprecias

  1. Considerar indigno o inferior; no dar el aprecio o valor que se merece algo o a alguien.

    Similar: desdeñar, despreciar · Opposite: apreciar, estimar

  2. Considerar poco digno de atención o consideración, tener a menos, tratar con ostensible indiferencia o desprecio.

    Similar: desairar, desdeñar, despreciar, ignorar, ningunear · Opposite: considerar, tomar en cuenta

In English

  • put down belittle or demean
  • scorn to feel contempt or disdain for something or somebody
  • demean to debase
  • disparage to dishonor by a comparison
  • patronize to treat condescendingly
  • belittle to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
  • take for granted give little attention to or to underestimate the value of
  • contemn to treat or regard with contempt
  • downplay to de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequent
  • look down on to regard or treat as inferior

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"menospreciar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/menospreciar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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menospreciar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/menospreciar

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"menospreciar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/menospreciar.

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@misc{menospreciar_2026,
  title = {menospreciar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/menospreciar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}