despect
de·spect
Contempt, derisionContempt, derision.
/dɪˈspɛkt/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, uncountable)Contempt, derision.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
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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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable