despisal

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈspaɪzəl/ UK /dɪˈspaɪzəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of despising; contempt or scorn

His open despisal of the rules earned him few friends.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of despising;... contempt scorn disdain derision contumely disregard

Opposites

admiration esteem respect

Word family

Related forms despise despisement despicable despect

Etymology

From despise + -al. Despise is from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin despicere ('to look down on'), from de- ('down') + specere ('to look').

despicere Latin specere Latin *spek- Proto-Indo-European

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# despisal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈspaɪzəl/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈspaɪzəl/

## Meanings
1. the act of despising; contempt or scorn

## Examples
- His open despisal of the rules earned him few friends.

## Synonyms
- contempt
- scorn
- disdain
- derision
- contumely
- disregard

## Antonyms
- admiration
- esteem
- respect

## Related Forms
- despise
- despisement
- despicable
- despect

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: despicere
- Root: specere - to look at
- Root: *spek-

## Etymology
From despise + -al. Despise is from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin despicere ('to look down on'), from de- ('down') + specere ('to look').

## AI Etymology
Despisal comes from despise + -al. Despise is from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin despicere ('to look down on'), from de- ('down') + specere ('to look'). The etymological trail includes Latin despicere, Latin specere, and Proto-Indo-European *spek-. As a noun, despisal names the act of despising; contempt or scorn. The same family is visible in related forms such as despise, despisement, despicable, and despect. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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