despiting

Meanings

• Verb

  Act of looking down or showing contempt towards someone or something.

• Noun

  Feeling or expressing contempt or disdain.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with despiting
hating , fating , gating , mating

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Variants

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despite , despited , despites , despiting

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Forms

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despites, despited, despites, despitedly

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to look down upon' or 'to look contemptuously'. Derived from Old French 'despit', from 'des' meaning 'down' and 'piter' meaning 'to look'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'despising' is related to the word 'despicable'.

2. In some dialects, 'despiting' is pronounced as 'despising' but is used as a past tense form of the verb 'despise'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Contempt: A feeling of strong disrespect or disregard for someone or something.

2. Disdain: A feeling of contempt or scorn, often expressed through a haughty or dismissive attitude.

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Culture

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In literature, 'despiting' has been used to convey a sense of superiority or disdain. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', Brutus despites Caesar, leading to his assassination. In music, 'Despising the Ways of Man' is a hymn that expresses contempt for worldly things.

How to Memorize "despiting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine looking down at someone or something with a disapproving or contemptuous expression.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with feelings of superiority or disdain.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'D' for 'Looking down', 'S' for 'Showing contempt', and 'P' for 'Feeling disdain'.

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