misprize
or mis·prise
to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.
Origin of misprize
1Other words from misprize
- mis·priz·er, noun
Words Nearby misprize
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How to use misprize in a sentence
Yet she would not speak her thought, lest he should misprize her.
Tales from the Old French | VariousHe could not conceive how a girl possessed of ordinary faculties could possibly misprize her father's gifts.
Brooke's Daughter | Adeline SergeantPeople are too apt to misprize this sort of politeness of mere habit; yet, as far as it goes, it is an excellent thing.
Yet I would not misprize the cats of Seville, which apparently have their money price.
Familiar Spanish Travels | W. D. HowellsBut of course she wasn't; youth will ever misprize till it must mourn its blessings.
Nobody | Louis Joseph Vance
British Dictionary definitions for misprize
misprise
/ (mɪsˈpraɪz) /
to fail to appreciate the value of; undervalue or disparage
Origin of misprize
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