despise
verb (used with object), de·spised, de·spis·ing.
Origin of despise
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Related Words for despise
revile, disdain, repudiate, reject, neglect, undervalue, scorn, detest, deride, snub, eschew, shun, hate, abhor, loathe, abominate, spurn, execrate, renounce, slightExamples from the Web for despise
Contemporary Examples of despise
In their elitism and sense of entitlement, they represent much of what liberals are supposed to despise.
The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power CoupleJames Kirchick
December 9, 2014
I despise it with every fiber of my being, but freedom of speech is vital to our nation.
Just two former bosses at CNN and NBC, the type of networks she professes to despise.
As a hunter with many guns, I despise these bullies and their deceitful shams of wildlife protection.
Quick images flash by: A young Cassius Clay showing off his gold medal (a man McConnell surely came to despise in the 1960s).
Historical Examples of despise
How charmingly might you and I live together, and despise them all!
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
How will he despise what he can grasp, for the sake of the dim glory that eludes him!
Other Tales and SketchesNathaniel Hawthorne
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
An Explanation of Luther's Small CatechismJoseph Stump
I have no enmity to these ladies; I only despise them, or rather, their follies and their faults.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
Of this at least be sure—I hate you, I despise you, but I fear you not at all.
Fair MargaretH. Rider Haggard