misprize

or mis·prise

[mis-prahyz]

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verb (used with object), mis·prized, mis·priz·ing.

to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.

Origin of misprize

1300–50; Middle English misprise < Middle French mesprisier, equivalent to mes- mis-¹ + prisier to prize²

Related formsmis·priz·er, noun

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Related Words for misprize

revile, disdain, repudiate, reject, neglect, undervalue, scorn, detest, deride, snub, eschew, shun, hate, abhor, loathe, despise, spurn, belittle, pooh-pooh, abominate

Examples from the Web for misprize

Historical Examples of misprize

But of course she wasn't; youth will ever misprize till it must mourn its blessings.
Nobody
Louis Joseph Vance
Yet I would not misprize the cats of Seville, which apparently have their money price.
Familiar Spanish Travels
W. D. Howells
Yet she would not speak her thought, lest he should misprize her.
Tales from the Old French
Various
People are too apt to misprize this sort of politeness of mere habit; yet, as far as it goes, it is an excellent thing.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.
Various

British Dictionary definitions for misprize

misprize

misprise

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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