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noun
The quality of being despicable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: meanness, vileness, worthlessness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicability
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unworthiness
History
Etymology tree English despicable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English despicableness From despicable + -ness.
