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despect.

Contempt, derision.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪˈspɛkt/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Contempt, derision.

    archaic · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English despect (“contempt, spite”), from Latin dēspectus (“a looking down upon, contempt”), from dēspicere (“to look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + specere (“to look at, behold”), equivalent to de- + -spect.

verb/dɪˈspɛkt/Received-Pronunciation

  1. To hold in contempt, to despise, to look down on, to scorn.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English despect (“contempt, spite”), from Latin dēspectus (“a looking down upon, contempt”), from dēspicere (“to look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + specere (“to look at, behold”), equivalent to de- + -spect.

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