despise
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verb (used with object), de·spised, de·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
Synonyms
contemn, detest.
contemn, detest.
Antonyms
admire.
admire.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to look down on with contempt; scorn: he despises flattery | |
| [C13: from Old French despire, from Latin dēspicere to look down, from | |
| de'spiser | |
| —n | |
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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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Example sentences
With the populist anti-tax fervor among the nation, now more than ever my job has become one of ridicule and despise.
The awkward squad tends to despise conventional diplomacy and public relations, and is therefore bad at them.
He would despise my poor understanding of Philosophy anyway.
Occidentalists extol soul or spirit but despise intellectuals and intellectual life.
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