Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despect

/dɪˈspɛkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-spect
IPA
/dɪˈspɛkt/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Contempt, derision.

Archaic; Uncountable

verb

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

Archaic

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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.

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  • British English: /dɪˈspɛkt/

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Questions

How do you pronounce despect?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈspɛkt/.
What does despect mean?
Contempt, derision.
Where does despect come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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