ignore, despise, neglect, ridicule
蔑 centers on looking down on something or someone: treating them as worthless, ignoring them, despising them, or ridiculing them.
蔑 combines 艹 (grass) and 戍 (a guard or weapon), with 罒 (net) often analyzed as part of the lower structure. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the character likely expressed the idea of trampling or cutting down, which extended to contempt.
Picture grass (⺾) being trampled under a guard's foot (戍) while a net (罒) covers it, showing complete disregard. That's the essence of 蔑: treating something as beneath notice.
For ベツ, imagine someone being so despised they are treated like a 'betsu' (a made-up word for a worthless thing). The sound 'betsu' echoes the dismissive attitude of 蔑.
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
contempt; disdain; scorn
insulting; derogatory
pejorative term; derogatory term; disparaging term
misogyny; discrimination against women; sexism
to set at naught; to ignore; to disregard
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
pejorative term; derogatory word; invective