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侮る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

Expresses a strong attitude of contempt or underestimation toward a person, ability, or situation. Often used in warnings or negative evaluations.

〈相あい手て〉を侮あなどるto underestimate/look down on an opponent
敵てきを侮あなどってはいけない。
You must not underestimate the enemy.
〈物もの・事こと〉を侮あなどるto make light of a thing or matter
小ちいさな油あぶら汚よごれも侮あなどると大おおきな火か事じにつながる。
Even a small grease stain can lead to a big fire if you don't take it seriously.
〈相あい手て〉の力ちからを侮あなどるto underestimate someone's strength or ability
相あい手ての実じつ力りょくを侮あなどった結けっ果か、試し合あいに負まけた。
Because he underestimated his opponent's skill, he lost the match.

見み下くだすN1
見下す emphasizes a superior, condescending attitude toward someone, while 侮る stresses underestimating their ability or worth.
軽かろんじるN1
軽んじる means to treat something as unimportant or slight it, whereas 侮る carries a stronger sense of scorn or contempt.
蔑さげすむN1
蔑む expresses outright disdain or scorn for someone's character, while 侮る more often refers to underestimating their strength or ability.
見みくびるN1
侮る is a more formal, often written word for underestimating someone, while 見くびる is colloquial and carries a stronger sense of personal contempt.

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過か小しょう評ひょう価か
過小評価 is a formal, often written noun for underestimating someone's ability or a risk, while 侮る is a verb with a stronger nuance of looking down on or despising someone.
舐なめるN2
侮る is a more literary/formal verb for underestimating someone, while 舐める is casual and often used in scolding phrases like 舐めるな.
嘲あざけるN1
侮る means to underestimate or despise someone without necessarily mocking them aloud, while 嘲る specifically involves scornful ridicule.
馬ば鹿かにするN2
侮る means to underestimate or treat someone as weak, while 馬鹿にする specifically implies treating someone as foolish or ridiculous.

敬うやまうN2
敬う means to respect and hold in high regard, the opposite of 侮る's sense of contempt or underestimation.

侮ぶ辱じょくN1
侮辱する means to actively insult or humiliate someone with words or actions, while 侮る describes an internal attitude of looking down on or underestimating them.

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 侮 is conventionally associated with contempt and disdain.