About The Word Despise
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Despise
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What's The Definition Of Despise?
[v] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Despise: contemn | disdain | scorn Related Terms | Find terms related to Despise: abhor | abjure | abominate | avoid | be above | be contemptuous of | brush aside | care nothing for | chuck | chuck out | contemn | contradict | decline | deny | deride | detest | disapprove | discard | disclaim | discount | disdain | dismiss | disown | disparage | disprize | disregard | dump on | eschew | except | exclude | execrate | feel contempt for | feel superior to | flout | forswear | hate | hold beneath one | hold cheap | hold in contempt | hold in derision | ignore | insult | laugh at | laugh to scorn | loathe | look down upon | misprize | overlook | pass by | pass up | push aside | put down | rank low | rebuff | recant | refuse | refuse to consider | reject | renounce | repel | repudiate | repulse | ridicule | scoff at | scorn | scout | set at defiance | set at naught | shove away | shun | slight | slight over | sneer at | sneeze at | sniff at | snort at | snub | spurn | think nothing of | throw away | throw out | treat with contempt | turn away | turn out | waive Despise In Webster's Dictionary \De*spise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despised}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Despising}.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire
to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon,
despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}, and cf.
{Despicable}, {Despite}.]
To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to
scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous
dislike of.
Fools despise wisdom and instruction. --Prov. i. 7.
Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect
those who do not give way to them. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
Syn: To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See
{Contemn}.
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