despect
de·spect
despect · despects · despected · despecting
To hold in contempt, to despise, to look down on, to scornTo hold in contempt, to despise, to look down on, to scorn.
/dɪˈspɛkt/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)To hold in contempt, to despise, to look down on, to scorn.
Origin
From Middle English despect (“contempt, spite”), from Latin dēspectus (“a looking down upoFrom 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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Forms
despects, despecting, despected, despectedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle