misprize
or mis·prise
[ mis-prahyz ]
/ mɪsˈpraɪz /
verb (used with object), mis·prized, mis·priz·ing.
to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.
RELATED WORDS
revile, disdain, repudiate, reject, neglect, undervalue, scorn, detest, deride, snub, eschew, shun, hate, abhor, loathe, despise, spurn, belittle, pooh-pooh, abominate
Nearby words
- misplead,
- mispleading,
- misprint,
- misprise,
- misprision,
- mispronounce,
- mispronunciation,
- misproud,
- mispunctuate,
- misquotation
Origin of misprize
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Examples 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
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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