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despicable

[des-pi-kuh-buhl, dih-spik-uh-] / ˈdɛs pɪ kə bəl, dɪˈspɪk ə- /


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In the first public response from Pyongyang, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said South Korea "even called for an apology" and added it is "really despicable".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“This kind of despicable violence is not who we are as a city,” the mayor said on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Mbappé called Celeste Amarilla, a 61-year-old senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, “a despicable woman and unworthy” of her position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

"I thought he was quite badly behaved in series one, but I do terrible things in series two. I mean really despicable."

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

And I was really surprised that after committing such despicable acts they were back out on the street.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos




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