Despisement and Respect

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Despisement noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.

Usage example: an expression of total despisement for the “unwashed masses”

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Respect is an antonym for despisement in topics: disdain, hate, contempt toward something.

Respect noun - Relation to or concern with something specified.

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Despisement is an antonym for respect.

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Respect and Despisement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despisement/respect

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