despiciency

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

despiciency

Where it comes from

From Latin despicientia. See despise.

noun

obsolete, rare, uncountable The act of looking down on someone; despisal.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"despiciency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/despiciency. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

despiciency. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/despiciency

Chicago

"despiciency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/despiciency.

BibTeX

@misc{despiciency_2026,
  title = {despiciency},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/despiciency},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}