despisal, despising
(noun) a feeling of scornful hatred
Source: WordNet® 3.1
despising
present participle of despise
despising (plural despisings)
An act of despising.
And sometimes despisings, reproofs, scorns, and slanders are raised against him, and therefore it is needful to take the shield of patience […]
Source: Wiktionary
De*spise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despised; p. pr. & vb. n. Despising.] Etym: [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy, and cf. Despicable, Despite.]
Definition: To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Prov. i. 7. Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Syn.
– To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See Contemn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
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