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Definitions for Despised
[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 Despised
despiserevile, disdain, repudiate, reject, neglect, undervalue, scorn, detest, deride, snub, eschew, shun, hate, abhor, loathe, abominate, spurn, execrate, renounce, slight
Words nearby Despised
espenser, desperado, desperate, desperation, despicable, despise, despite, despiteful, despiteous, despoil, despoliation
Origin of Despised
1250–1300; Middle English despisen < Old French despis-, stem of despire < Latin dēspicere; see despicable
Other words from Despised
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 Despised
C13: from Old French despire, from Latin dēspicere to look down, from de- + specere to look
Synonyms for Despised
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