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despisable

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de⋅spise

  [di-spahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -spised, -spis⋅ing.
to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME despisen < OF despis-, s. of despire < L dēspicere; see despicable

Related forms:
de⋅spis⋅a⋅ble, adjective
de⋅spis⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
de⋅spis⋅er, noun
de⋅spis⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
contemn, detest.

Antonyms:
admire.
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Word Origin & History

despise 
1297, from O.Fr. despis-, stem of despire, from L. despicere "look down on, scorn," from de- "down" + specere "look at" (see scope (1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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