侮ぶ蔑べつ

ぶ

べ

つ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

侮蔑する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Strong feeling of looking down on someone or something as worthless. Used both as a noun and with する as a transitive verb.

〈人ひと〉を侮ぶ蔑べつするto hold someone in contempt; to scorn someone
彼かれは同どう僚りょうを公こう然ぜんと侮ぶ蔑べつするような発はつ言げんをした。
He made remarks that openly scorned his coworker.
侮ぶ蔑べつの目めで見みるto look at someone with contempt
彼かの女じょは失しっ敗ぱいした部ぶ下かを侮ぶ蔑べつの目めで見みた。
She looked at the subordinate who had failed with a contemptuous gaze.
侮ぶ蔑べつを感かんじるto feel scorn/contempt (toward someone)
彼かれの態たい度どに強つよい侮ぶ蔑べつを感かんじた。
I felt strong contempt for his attitude.

軽けい蔑べつN1
軽蔑 is the more common, everyday word for looking down on someone, while 侮蔑 is a stronger, more literary term implying deep scorn.
侮ぶ辱じょくN1
侮辱 refers to the act of insulting or humiliating someone, whereas 侮蔑 describes the inner feeling of contempt itself.
蔑べっ視し
蔑視 emphasizes looking down on someone with a scornful gaze or attitude, while 侮蔑 is the broader feeling of contempt itself.

尊そん敬けいN3
尊敬 means respect and admiration, the opposite feeling to 侮蔑, which is scorn and contempt.

Compound of 侮 (ぶ, 'to despise') and 蔑 (べつ, 'to scorn'). Both kanji carry similar meanings, reinforcing the sense of strong contempt.