desprecio
/desˈpɾeθjo/ · B2 · noun · m
contempt
😒 des- (away) + precio (price) = take away the price, treat as worthless
Desprecio comes from des- (undoing) plus precio (price, value). To show desprecio is to strip something of its value, deciding it is not worth anything. Compare English depreciate, which has the same root.