🇬🇧🇪🇸 despicable - despreciable : English Lesson

Meaning of "despicable" ("despreciable"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Despicable describes something or someone that is really, really bad. It’s used for things that are unfair, nasty, or just plain wrong!

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My teacher gave us homework on a Friday. That’s not just mean, it’s despicable.

My baby cousin did something truly despicable—she drooled on my shirt and laughed about it.

My little brother did the most despicable thing ever—he ate my last cookie while staring right at me.

I thought my dog was my best friend, but his despicable act of stealing my sandwich proved otherwise.

It was truly despicable when my cat knocked my juice off the table… and then stared at me like I did it.

A girl watched a man kick a stray dog and steal its food. The act was despicable, and his despicable grin made her stomach turn. She called the neighbor; they chased the despicable man away. The dog's eyes were full of fear from the despicable shove, then slow trust returned. The crowd called him despicable.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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