despise
[ dih-spahyz ]
/ dɪˈspaɪz /
verb (used with object), de·spised, de·spis·ing.
to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
Origin of despise
1250–1300; Middle English
despisen < Old French
despis-, stem of
despire < Latin
dēspicere; see
despicable
OTHER WORDS FROM despise
Words nearby despise
despenser,
desperado,
desperate,
desperation,
despicable,
despise,
despite,
despiteful,
despiteous,
despoil,
despoliation
Example sentences from the Web for despise
British Dictionary definitions for despise
despise
/ (dɪˈspaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to look down on with contempt; scorn
he despises flattery
Derived forms of despise
despiser, nounWord Origin for despise
C13: from Old French
despire, from Latin
dēspicere to look down, from
de- +
specere to look