despise
[ dih-spahyz ]
/ dɪˈspaɪz /
verb (used with object), de·spised, de·spis·ing.
to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
Nearby words
despenser, desperado, desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful, despiteous, despoil, despoliation
Origin of despise
1250–1300; Middle English despisen < Old French despis-, stem of despire < Latin dēspicere; see despicable
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despise
/ (dɪˈspaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to look down on with contempt; scornhe despises flattery
Derived Forms
despiser, nounWord Origin for despise
C13: from Old French despire, from Latin dēspicere to look down, from de- + specere to look
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