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despise

[ dih-spahyz ]

verb (used with object)

despised, despising.
  1. to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.

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despise

/ »åɪˈ²õ±è²¹Éª³ú /

verb

  1. tr to look down on with contempt; scorn

    he despises flattery

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • »å±ðˈ²õ±è¾±²õ±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð·²õ±è¾±²õa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • »å±ð·²õ±è¾±²õa·²ú±ô±ð·ness noun
  • »å±ð·²õ±è¾±²õİù noun
  • »å±ð·²õ±è¾±²õi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð·²õ±è¾±²õ±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð·²õ±è¾±²õi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of despise1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin »åŧ²õ±è¾±³¦±ð°ù±ð; despicable
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of despise1

C13: from Old French despire, from Latin »åŧ²õ±è¾±³¦±ð°ù±ð to look down, from de- + specere to look
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"In fact, frankly, we pretty much despise them for their level of betrayal."

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Democrats actually have more money at their disposal, but they need to start spending it on advocacy media, instead of worthless TV ads that are despised by voters as much as they hate email spam.

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In contrast, British media primed U.K. readers and American royalists to despise Meghan before she and Prince Harry decamped for Canada.

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I cannot state in strong enough terms how much I despise state finals and championships being won by private schools with their many unfair advantages.

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At 22 years old, Jeong-min stands out from the legion of elderly Koreans who have always feared and despised the North, and make up the bulk of those who hold these far-right conspiratorial beliefs.

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