1. deserving contempt or scorn; despicable

Examples

• His contemptible behavior toward the elderly woman shocked everyone.
• The politician’s contemptible lies cost him the election.
• She found his contemptible treatment of animals disturbing.
• The contemptible act of cheating on the exam resulted in suspension.
• His contemptible betrayal of his friend’s trust was unforgivable.
• The contemptible conditions in the factory violated workers’ rights.