Definition
Archaic or rare term for the act of looking down on someone or treating them with contempt.
Etymology
From Latin despicentia (contempt), derived from despicere (to look down on), from de- (down) + specere (to look), + -ency (noun suffix).
Kelly Says
This extremely rare word preserves the original Latin meaning about literally 'looking down'—it's the missing link showing how contempt originally related to physical perspective and social hierarchy.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অসम्মান
o-s-am-man
CACatalà
despreu
des-preu
CSČeština
pohrdání
po-hr-da-ni
DEDeutsch
Verachtung
fe-rakht-ung
ELΕλληνικά
απορρίψη
a-por-ri-psi
ESEspañol
desprecio
des-pre-thee-o
FAفارسی
بی احترامی
bee-e-ha-ta-ra-mi
FISuomi
alentaminen
a-len-ta-mi-nen
FRFrançais
contempt
kon-tempt
HIहिन्दी
निरंकुशता
ni-ran-koo-sha-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
merendahkan
me-ren-dah-kan
ITItaliano
disprezzo
dis-pre-tso
MSBahasa Melayu
menghina
men-ghi-na
NLNederlands
minachting
min-a-ching
PLPolski
pogardzanie
po-gard-za-nie
PTPortuguês
desprezo
des-pre-zo
RORomână
dezechin
de-ze-chin
RUРусский
презрение
p-rezh-reni-ye
SVSvenska
förödmjukelse
for-oe-d-mu-k-else
SWKiswahili
uchukia
oo-chu-kia
TEతెలుగు
వ్యతిరేకం
vy-ti-re-kam
TLTL
pag-i-insulto
pa-gi-in-sul-to
TRTürkçe
hor görülme
hor-vur-lu-me
UKУкраїнська
зневага
z-ne-va-ga
VITiếng Việt
khinh thường
khinh-thuong
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la