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    despise
    /dɪˈspʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. feel contempt or a deep repugnance for: "he despised himself for being selfish"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESPISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DESPISE definition: 1. to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › despiseDespise Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DESPISE is to look down on with disrespect or aversion. How to use despise in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Despise.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESPISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDESPISE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DESPISE meaning: 1. to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is…. Learn more.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondespise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    despise to dislike and have no respect for somebody/ something: He despised himself for being so cowardly. can’t bear used to say that you dislike something so much that you cannot accept or deal with it:

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › despiseDespise - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Despise dates all the way back to the Latin word despicare, which combines de "down" with specere "to look at." So if you look down your nose at something, you could say you despise it. Nowadays the word gets used a lot to describe things people really, really dislike, too.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › despiseDespise - definition of despise by The Free Dictionary

    1. To regard with contempt or scorn: despised all cowards and flatterers. 2. To dislike intensely; loathe: despised the frigid weather in January. [Middle English despisen, from Old French despire, despis-, from Latin dēspicere : dē-, de- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots.] de·spis′al (-spī′zəl) n. de·spis′er n.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdespise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    to dislike and have no respect for someone or something: can't bear used to say that you dislike something so much that you cannot accept or deal with it: I can't bear the thought of being without you. I hate/dislike/can't stand/can't bear/loathe/detest doing something.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-american-englishDESPISE | English meaning - Cambridge Essential American

    DESPISE definition: to hate someone or something and have no respect for him, her, or it: . Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDESPISE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "DESPISE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.