Definition
The quality or state of being spiteful, malicious, or full of hatred.
Etymology
Noun form created from dispiteous + -ness, following the standard English pattern for creating abstract nouns from archaic adjectives.
Kelly Says
Abstract nouns for archaic qualities like 'dispiteousness' are rarely used today, but they live on in literature and historical texts—studying them reveals how emotions and their descriptions evolve with language.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መክንስ (meknis)
mek-nees
ARالعربية
قبح (qabḥ)
qah-beh
BNবাংলা
অসम्মানের (osommaner)
oh-so-mman-er
CACatalà
despreci
des-preh-see
CSČeština
neuctnost
neh-cht-no-st
DADansk
foragtende
for-a-g-ten-deh
DEDeutsch
Verachtung
fer-ahkht-ung
ELΕλληνικά
ατιμωτικότητα (atimotíkotita)
ah-tee-moh-tee-ko-tee-ta
ESEspañol
desprecio
des-preh-thee-oh
FAفارسی
بیشرفگی (be-sharfigi)
beh-shar-fee-gee
FISuomi
halventavaisuus
hal-ven-ta-va-ee-sus
FRFrançais
dépréciation
day-pray-see-ah-syohn
GUGU
અપમાન (apmaan)
ahp-ma-an
HEעברית
זלזול (zelzel)
zel-zel
HIहिन्दी
अनादर (anadar)
ah-nah-dar
HUMagyar
becsületlenség
be-choo-le-tlen-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak hormat
tidak hor-mat
ITItaliano
disprezzo
dis-preh-tso
JA日本語
卑劣さ (hi-ryo-sa)
hee-ree-oh-sah
KKKK
көрсеткісіздік (körsetkisiizdik)
kor-set-kee-siz-dik
KMKM
មិនមានគោរព (min maen goorp)
min ma-en goh-rop
KO한국어
멸시 (myeol-si)
myeol-see
MRMR
अनादर (anadar)
ah-nah-dar
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak hormat
tidak hor-mat
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဆုံး (kyasone)
kyah-sohn-eh
NLNederlands
onwaardigheid
on-war-dig-heid
NONorsk
fornedrende
for-neh-dren-deh
PAPA
ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ (anishchit)
ah-nish-chit
PLPolski
obrzydliwość
ob-zhri-d-lee-vohch
PTPortuguês
desprezo
des-preh-zo
RORomână
degradație
deh-grah-dah-thee
RUРусский
презрение (prezreniye)
perez-reh-nee-yeh
SVSvenska
förödmjukande
for-oe-dm-joo-kan-deh
SWKiswahili
dhaifu
dah-ee-foo
TAதமிழ்
குறைவான மதிப்பு (kurayvaan mathipu)
koo-ray-vaa-n mat-hee-pu
TEతెలుగు
అవమానం (avamanam)
ah-va-ma-nam
THไทย
ต่ำช้า (tam-cha)
tam-cha
TLTL
walang paggalang
wal-ang pah-gal-ang
TRTürkçe
saygısızlık
sah-gis-iz-lik
UKУкраїнська
зневажливість (znezhvalivist)
zneh-vuh-l-ee-v-ist
URاردو
بی عزت (bi-e-e-zaat)
bee-eh-oo-zaat
VITiếng Việt
thô tục
toh-tuk
ZH中文
鄙视 (bǐ shì)
bee shee
ZUZU
ngokuthula
ngoh-koo-thoo-la