misprize
or mis·prise
[ mis-prahyz ]
/ mɪsˈpraɪz /
verb (used with object), mis·prized, mis·priz·ing.
to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.
Origin of misprize
OTHER WORDS FROM misprize
mis·priz·er, nounWords nearby misprize
misplead,
mispleading,
misprint,
misprise,
misprision,
misprize,
mispronounce,
misproud,
mispunctuate,
misquotation,
misquote
Example sentences from the Web for misprize
Yet I would not misprize the cats of Seville, which apparently have their money price.
Familiar Spanish Travels |W. D. HowellsPeople are too apt to misprize this sort of politeness of mere habit; yet, as far as it goes, it is an excellent thing.
But of course she wasn't; youth will ever misprize till it must mourn its blessings.
Nobody |Louis Joseph VanceYet she would not speak her thought, lest he should misprize her.
Tales from the Old French |Various
British Dictionary definitions for misprize
misprize
misprise
/ (mɪsˈpraɪz) /
verb
to fail to appreciate the value of; undervalue or disparage
Word Origin for misprize
C15: from Old French
mesprisier, from
mes-
mis-
1 +
prisier to
prize ²