| Example in Finnish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Mies, puutteesiko noin sua rohkaisee? Vai niinkö hyvää tapaa ylenkatsot, ett' olet höyliydestäkin köyhä? | Art thou thus boldened, man, by thy distress or else a rude despiser of good manners that in civility thou seem'st so empty? |
| Hän vihaa valkoihoisia, halveksii amerikkalaisia ja ylenkatsoo naisia. | You're going to have to let him warm up to you. He hates Caucasians, despises Americans, and has nothing but contempt for women. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | أهان | Dutch | verachten |
| English | despise | Estonian | põlgama |
| French | exécrer,mépriser | German | verachten |
| Greek | περιφρονώ, πεταλουδίζω, πεταρίζω, πηδιέμαι, πηλαλώ, πιάνομαι, πιθηκίζω, πικάρομαι | Italian | dispregiare, disprezzare, disprezzarsi, spregiare, sprezzare, vilipendere |
| Japanese | 卑しめる, 蔑む, 蔑視 | Lithuanian | bodėti, niekinti |
| Polish | gardzić, pogardzać | Portuguese | despeitar, desprezar |
| Russian | презирать, презреть | Spanish | despreciar |
| Swedish | förakta, förankra | Thai | ชัง |
| Turkish | hor görmek |