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disesteem

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dis⋅es⋅teem

[dis-i-steem]
–verb (used with object)
1. to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
–noun
2. lack of esteem; disfavor; low regard.

Origin:
1585–95; dis- 1 + esteem
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dis·es·teem   (dĭs'ĭ-stēm')   
tr.v.   dis·es·teemed, dis·es·teem·ing, dis·es·teems
To hold in disfavor.
n.  Lack of esteem; disfavor.
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