Home › Words › D › despiciencydespiciencydespiciency means the act of looking down on someone; despisal.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, despiciency ranks #27,093 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Latin despicientia. See despise.nounThe act of looking down on someone; despisal.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.despection 77% match — A looking down upon. vs despiciency →despisingness 72% match — The state or quality of being despising. vs despiciency →despisedness 72% match — The state or quality of being despised. vs despiciency →despising 71% match — An act of despising. vs despiciency →despisableness 70% match — The state or quality of being despisable. vs despiciency →despective 70% match — Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon. vs despiciency →despect 67% match — Contempt, derision. vs despiciency →despisingly 66% match — Contemptuously; with scorn. vs despiciency →