misprize
or mis·prise
[ mis-prahyz ]
/ mɪsˈpraɪz /
verb (used with object), mis·prized, mis·priz·ing.
to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.
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Origin of misprize
OTHER WORDS FROM misprize
mis·priz·er, nounWords nearby misprize
misplead, mispleading, misprint, misprise, misprision, misprize, mispronounce, misproud, mispunctuate, misquotation, misquote
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Example sentences from the Web for misprize
Yet I would not misprize the cats of Seville, which apparently have their money price.
Familiar Spanish Travels|W. D. HowellsPeople are too apt to misprize this sort of politeness of mere habit; yet, as far as it goes, it is an excellent thing.
But of course she wasn't; youth will ever misprize till it must mourn its blessings.
Nobody|Louis Joseph VanceYet she would not speak her thought, lest he should misprize her.
Tales from the Old French|Various
British Dictionary definitions for misprize
misprize
misprise
/ (mɪsˈpraɪz) /
verb
to fail to appreciate the value of; undervalue or disparage
Word Origin for misprize
C15: from Old French mesprisier, from mes- mis- 1 + prisier to prize ²
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