despreciado
/despɾeˈθjado/
The English word scorned is translated into Spanish as despreciado.
despreciado is an adjective used to describe someone or something that is hated, despised or avoided.
Meaning: hated, despised, or avoided (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is the past participle of the verb despreciar, which literally means to despise or to look down upon.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use despreciada for feminine nouns, despreciados for masculine plural nouns and despreciadas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/despɾeˈθjado/
Did you know?
- The verb despreciar shares a root with precio, meaning 'price'. To scorn someone in Spanish is literally to treat them as if they have no price or value.
- While despreciado means scorned, the phrase hacer el vacío describes the active process of making someone feel scorned by collectively ignoring them.
- In legal Spanish, a desprecio can refer to a formal 'contempt' of a court, similar to how 'contempt of court' is used in English.
Examples in context
- Me siento despreciado/a por su actitudI feel scorned by their attitude
- Me siento despreciado/a por mis amigos cuando no me invitan a sus planesI feel scorned by my friends when they don't invite me to their plans
- Me siento despreciado/a por su actitud condescendiente.I feel scorned by their condescending attitude.
- El animal fue despreciado por todos.The animal was despised by everyone.
- Se sintió despreciado por su equipo.He felt scorned by his team.
- Fue un hombre despreciado en su ciudad.He was a despised man in his city.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are discussing a character from a novel.
- Lucía¿Por qué el protagonista fue tan despreciado?Why was the protagonist so despised?
- AlejandroFue despreciado por su falta de honestidad.He was scorned for his lack of honesty.
- LucíaEs un personaje muy triste.He is a very sad character.
- AlejandroSí, su vida fue muy difícil.Yes, his life was very difficult.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry despreciado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
