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despisal|dɪˈspaɪzəl| [f. despise v. + -al1 5: cf. revisal.] The act of despising; contempt.
1650Earl of Monmouth tr. Senault's Man become Guilty 199 Their very looks..sufficiently witnesse their despisal. a1707Bp. Patrick Comm. Prov. xi. 12 (L.) No man is so mean, but he is sensible of despisal. 1887B. Farjeon Golden Sleep 59 D. would look down upon him in scorn and despisal. |