軽侮

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 軽侮 (けいぶ) is a formal noun that also forms a する verb for contempt or disdain toward someone regarded as inferior.
• Basic usage: It describes contempt revealed in words or an attitude that looks down on vulnerable people.
  • 彼の言葉には相手への軽侮がにじんでいた。 — His words revealed contempt for the other person.
  • 弱い立場の人を軽侮する態度を批判した。 — We criticized an attitude that looked down on vulnerable people.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Formal expression of contempt
  • 軽侮 is a literary or formal term for treating someone as beneath respect; it does not merely mean disliking that person.