despicableness

de·spic·a·ble

 (dĭ-spĭk′ə-bəl, dĕs′pĭ-kə-bəl)
adj.
Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile.
[Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicārī, to despise; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
de·spic′a·ble·ness n.
de·spic′a·bly adv.
Usage Note: The original standard pronunciation of despicable had stress on the first syllable. During the 1900s, the placement of stress gradually shifted to the second syllable, and now that pronunciation is the usual one.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.despicableness - unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher valuesdespicableness - unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
baseness, contemptibility, despicability, sordidness
unworthiness - the quality or state of lacking merit or value
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