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Despise

Despise Meaning & Definition
Despise Definition And Meaning

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

See Also | detest | hate

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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