Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despisement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-spise-ment
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

contempt, despisal

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From despise + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

despisements (plural)

Synonyms

contempt

Questions

What does despisement mean?
contempt, despisal
Where does despisement come from?
From despise + -ment.

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