Despisement
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”
Spite and despisement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spite" instead a noun "Despisement".
Spite
Spite noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Despisement and spite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despisement" instead a noun "Spite".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and despisement
- hostility and spite
- animosity and despisement
- animosity and spite
- antagonism and despisement
- antagonism and spite
- contempt and despisement
- contempt and spite
- gall and despisement
- gall and spite
- malice and despisement
- malice and spite
- sarcasm and despisement
- sarcasm and spite
Cite this Source
Spite and Despisement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despisement/spite
Despisement & Spite. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/despisement/spite>.
Spite or Despisement. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/despisement/spite.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "despisement" and "spite" have occurred on timeline