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verb (used with object), -spised, -spis·ing.
to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English despisen < Old French despis-, stem of despire < Latin dēspicere; see despicable
1250–1300; Middle English despisen < Old French despis-, stem of despire < Latin 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
un·de·spised, adjective
EXPANDun·de·spis·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
contemn, detest.
contemn, detest.
Antonyms
admire.
admire.
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Despise
is a TOEFL word you need to know.
So is extinct. Does it mean:
| the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product |
| that has ended or died out |
Example Sentences
- I'm sure it is unfair to misquote even those you despise.
- Yet, the secular world appears to despise both the message and the messengers.
- You become what you most despise.
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Word Origin & History
despise
c.1300, from O.Fr. despis-, stem of despire, from L. despicere "look down on, scorn," from de- "down" + specere "look at" (see scope (1)).
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