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Definitions for Despise
[1] to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
[2] (tr) to look down on with contempt; scorn he despises flattery
Words related to Despise
revile, disdain, repudiate, reject, neglect, undervalue, scorn, detest, deride, snub, eschew, shun, hate, abhor, loathe, abominate, spurn, execrate, renounce, slight
Words nearby Despise
despenser, desperado, desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful, despiteous, despoil, despoliation
Origin of Despise
1250–1300; Middle English despisen < Old French despis-, stem of despire < Latin dēspicere; see despicable
Other words from Despise
de·spis·a·ble , adjective
de·spis·a·ble·ness , noun
de·spis·er , noun
de·spis·ing·ly , adverb
un·de·spised , adjective
un·de·spis·ing , adjective
Word origin for Despise
C13: from Old French despire, from Latin dēspicere to look down, from de- + specere to look
Synonyms for Despise
abhor, deride, detest, disdain, eschew, hate, loathe, neglect, reject, repudiate, revile, scorn, shun, snub, undervalue, abominate, contemn, disregard, execrate, flout, renounce, slight, spurn, allergic to, feel contempt for, have no use for, look down nose at, misprize, put down, wipe out