despise
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspicere, present active infinitive of dēspiciō (“I look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“I look at, behold”).
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Verb[edit]
despise (third-person singular simple present despises, present participle despising, simple past and past participle despised)
Synonyms[edit]
- contemn
- disdain
- scorn
- See also Wikisaurus:despise
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Translations[edit]
to regard with contempt or scorn
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Further reading[edit]
- despise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- despise in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
