Definition of despise Despise
/dɪspajˈz/ - [dispayz] - des•pise
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| despise - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" | ||
| contemn, scorn, disdain | ||
| detest, hate dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" | ||
| look down on regard with contempt; "the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- despise (v. t.)
To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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despise
To regard with contempt.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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despise
de-spīz′, v.t. to look down upon with contempt: to scorn.—adj. Despis′able.—ns. Despī′sal, contempt; Despis′edness (Milt.); Despis′er. [O. Fr. despiz, despire—L. despicĕre—de, down, specĕre, to look.]
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🔤- despise, verb, present, 1st person singular of despise (infinitive).
- despise, verb (infinitive).
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