Definition
Archaic term meaning showing disrespect or contempt.
Etymology
From despect (disrespect) + -ant (adjective suffix), following Latin despectans.
Kelly Says
Most English speakers have never encountered this word outside of historical texts, making it a perfect example of how languages naturally retire old words when newer ones become more convenient.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ሰውን እንደ አንድ ሰው አይደለም
an-d se-wu-n en-de an-d se-wu a-i-de-lem
ARالعربية
مستهجن
mus-teh-jen
BNবাংলা
অসम्मानজনক
a-sam-ma-na-jan-ka
CACatalà
despectant
de-spe-k-tan
CSČeština
pohrdlivý
po-hrd-li-vy
DADansk
foragtende
for-a-g-tende
DEDeutsch
verächtlich
ver-e-kht-lich
ELΕλληνικά
ατιμωτικός
a-ti-mo-ti-kos
ESEspañol
despectivo
de-spe-k-ti-vo
FAفارسی
بی احترامی
bi-e-ho-ta-ra-mi
FISuomi
arvosteleva
ar-vo-ste-le-va
FRFrançais
déspécant
de-spe-kan
HIहिन्दी
अवमानना
a-va-ma-na
HUMagyar
kimerészkedő
ki-me-res-z-kedó
IDBahasa Indonesia
merendahkan
me-ren-da-hkan
IGIG
ịgba ụzọ dị iche
i-gba ụ-zọ di i-che
ITItaliano
dispregiativo
dis-pre-gi-a-ti-vo
JA日本語
軽蔑的な
ke-bye-tsu-te-ki-na
KO한국어
멸시하는
myeol-si-ha-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
mengejek
men-ge-jek
NLNederlands
minachtend
mi-na-cht-end
NONorsk
foragtende
for-a-g-tende
PLPolski
pogardzający
po-gard-za-yć-cy
PTPortuguês
despectante
de-spe-k-tan-te
RORomână
disprețuitor
dis-pre-tsu-i-tor
RUРусский
презрительный
pre-z-ri-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
föraktfull
for-e-kt-full
SWKiswahili
kuchukia
ku-chu-ki-a
TAதமிழ்
குறைக்க
ku-rai-kka
TEతెలుగు
వ్యవహారం
vy-va-ha-ra-m
TLTL
nakakasakit
na-ka-ka-sa-kit
TRTürkçe
saygısız
say-gis-iz
UKУкраїнська
зневажливий
z-ne-va-zh-li-vyy
VITiếng Việt
khinh thường
kh-inh-thuong
ZUZU
ukuthiwe ngokusebenzisa
u-ku-thi-we ng-o-ku-se-ben-zi-sa