Despise
31despise — v. a. Contemn, scorn, spurn, disdain, scout, slight, disregard, hold in contempt, look down upon …
32despise — v 1. scorn, disdain, contemn, spurn, misprize; show contempt for, scout, flout, consider beneath oneself, look down on or upon, look down the nose at, have a low opinion of; deride, scoff at, sneer at, jeer at, mock, ridicule, laugh at; slight,… …
33despise — de·spise …
34despise — verb Syn: detest, hate, loathe, abhor, deplore, scorn, disdain, deride, sneer at, revile, spurn, shun Ant: adore, respect …
35despise — [dɪˈspaɪz] verb [T] to hate someone or something and have no respect for them …
36despise — de•spise [[t]dɪˈspaɪz[/t]] v. t. spised, spis•ing to regard with contempt or disdain; scorn • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < OF despis , s. of despire < L dēspicere; see despicable de•spis′a•ble, adj. de•spis′er, n …
37despise — Ho okae, ho owahāwahā, manu awa …
38despise — v.tr. look down on as inferior, worthless, or contemptible. Derivatives: despiser n. Etymology: ME f. despis pres. stem of OF despire f. L despicere (as DE , specere look at) …
39look down one's nose at — Despise …
40Despised — Despise De*spise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despising}.] [OF. despis , in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de + spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}, and cf.… …