What would the noun form for despise
despise be?
My current two ideas are despite
despite and derision
.derision.
According to Google, the etymology of despite
despite is
Middle English (originally used as a noun meaning ‘contempt, scorn’ in the phrase in despite of): from Old French despit, from Latin despectus ‘looking down on,’ past participle (used as a noun) of despicere (see despise).
For `derision`*derision*, I get >late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin *derisio(n-)*, from deridere ‘scoff at.’
Thus, I think that `despite`*despite* makes more sense based on its etymology, but what would be generally accepted?