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despect

noun
/dɪˈspɛkt/UK

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from dēspectus — “a looking down upon, contempt”
  2. derived from despect — “contempt, spite”

Definitions

  1. Contempt, derision.

    • Interpretative potential of the Middle Paleolithic, a type of industry too widely distributed over large surfaces of the North African desert landscapes, is usually considered with despect in the archaeological literature.

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA