Meaning
to despise, to scorn, to disdain, to slight
- to disregard
In a sentence
Non disprezzare chi ha meno esperienza di te.
Don't look down on someone with less experience than you.
Hai davvero disprezzato il mio consiglio?
Did you really disregard my advice?
Lui disprezza sempre chi la pensa diversamente.
He always despises those who think differently.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| disprezzare | infinitive |
| disprezziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| disprezzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| disprezzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disprezzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disprezzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disprezza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disprezzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| disprezzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| disprezzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| disprezzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| disprezzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| disprezzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| disprezzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| disprezzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| disprezzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| disprezzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| disprezzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| disprezzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| disprezzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| disprezzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| disprezzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| disprezzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| disprezzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| disprezzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| disprezziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| disprezzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| disprezziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disprezzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disprezzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disprezzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disprezzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| disprezzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| disprezzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| disprezzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| disprezzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| disprezzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| disprezzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| disprezzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| disprezzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disprezzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disprezzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disprezzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disprezziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| disprezzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| disprezza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| disprezzando | gerund |
| disprezzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more personal than ignorare or trascurare; use it for contempt, not just neglect.
- Often takes a direct object: disprezzare qualcuno/qualcosa. For actions, Italian often prefers disprezzare il fatto che... or disprezzare chi...
- Regular -are verb; compound tenses take avere: ho disprezzato, not essere.