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    misprize
    /ˌmɪsˈprʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. fail to appreciate the value of (something); undervalue: rare "their cultures have been misprized"

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  2. Misprize definition: to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.. See examples of MISPRIZE used in a sentence.

    • Mispleading

      Mispleading definition: a mistake in pleading, as a...

    • Misplead

      Misplead definition: to plead incorrectly.. See examples of...

    • Misprise

      Misprise definition: misprize. . See examples of MISPRISE...

    • Misquote

      Misquote definition: to quote incorrectly.. See examples of...

    • Misprision

      Misprision definition: a neglect or violation of official...

    • Mispunctuate

      Mispunctuate definition: to punctuate incorrectly.. See...

    • Misproud

      Misproud definition: unreasonably proud. . See examples of...

    • Misprint

      Misprint definition: a mistake in printing, as an instance...

  3. Misprize is a verb that means to hold in contempt or to undervalue something. It comes from Anglo-French mespriser, from mes- mis- + priser, preiser to appraise.

  4. To fail to appreciate the value of; undervalue or disparage.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  5. Misprize means to despise or undervalue something or someone. Find the origin, pronunciation, and examples of misprize from various dictionaries and sources.

  6. misprize (third-person singular simple present misprizes, present participle misprizing, simple past and past participle misprized) To despise or hold in contempt; to undervalue. [from 15th c.]

  7. All you need to know about "MISPRIZE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  8. Misprize means to despise or undervalue something or someone. Learn how to use it in different tenses and contexts, and find synonyms and related words.