Despechado (en. Scorned)

/despeˈtʃaðo/

Meaning & Definition

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adjective

Definition: One who feels spite; resentful for an injury or disdain.

Example sentence: After the breakup, he was left spiteful and avoids his ex.

Después de la ruptura, se ha quedado despechado y evita a su ex.

Definition: Refers to the attitude of someone who has been emotionally hurt.

Example sentence: The spiteful tone in his voice was evident when he talked about his former love.

El tono despechado en su voz era evidente cuando habló de su antiguo amor.

Definition: Indicates a state of resentment or discomfort due to an offense.

Example sentence: His spiteful attitude drove him away from his closest friends.

Su actitud despechada lo apartó de sus amigos más cercanos.

Origin: Comes from the verb 'despechar', which means to feel spite.

Common phrase: to be spiteful

Meaning: To feel resentment or annoyance for having been snubbed or despised.

estar despechado

Common phrase: to become spiteful

Meaning: The act of being carried away by spite or resentment.

despecharse

Related word: spite

Description: Feeling of pain or offense for having been rejected.

despecho

Related word: to spite

Description: To cause spite to someone, to offend or snub them.

despechar

Slang meaning: Spiteful due to love

Example: After his breakup, he spent a lot of time very spiteful due to love.

Después de su ruptura, pasó un tiempo muy despechado por amor.

Slang meaning: To become spiteful about life

Example: Sometimes he feels spiteful about life and doesn't want to do anything.

A veces se despecha de la vida y no quiere hacer nada.