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Despise

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To regard with contempt or scorn: despised all cowards and flatterers.

v. To dislike intensely; loathe: despised the frigid weather in January.

v. To regard as unworthy of one's interest or concern: despised any thought of their own safety.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To regard with contempt or scorn.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To look down upon; contemn; scorn; disdain.

To reject; throw away.

To look upon; contemplate.

Synonyms Contemn, Disdain, etc. See scorn.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. look down on with disdain

Word Usage

"Christmas Retail. and the 'plastic crap' you despise is possibly less offensive than the really costly items that media informs young minds they could should would expect."

Antonym

honor esteem revere respect

Verb Form

despised despises despising

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

hate detest

Cross Reference

vilipend

Hyponym

look down on

Form

despisal despicable

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

scorn undervalue slight disdain contemn abhor disesteem despite misprize spurn

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Ais Allies Guise Guys Lise Marseilles Thais Wise advise ais

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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