What does vilipend mean?

Definitions for vilipend
ˈvɪl əˌpɛndvilipend

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. deprecate, depreciate, vilipendverb

    belittle

    "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

Wiktionary

  1. vilipendverb

    To despise

  2. vilipendverb

    To express a disparaging opinion of; to slander or vilify.

  3. Etymology: From vilipenden, from vilipender, from vilipendere, from vilis + pendere.

ChatGPT

  1. vilipend

    Vilipend refers to the act of holding or treating something or someone with contempt or disrespect; to belittle, disparage or undervalue.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vilipendverb

    to value lightly; to depreciate; to slight; to despise

  2. Etymology: [L. vilipendere; vilis vile + pendere to weigh, to value: cf. F. vilipender.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vilipend in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vilipend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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