noun
Meaning 1
Contempt; scornful hatred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
despisal
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rhymes with -aɪzəl
noun
Meaning 2
a feeling of scornful hatred
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: despising
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hate, hatred
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English despise Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English despisal From despise + -al.