misprize
verb
mis·prize ˌmis-ˈprīz 
misprized; misprizing; misprizes
transitive verb
1
: to hold in contempt : despise
2
: undervalue
Word History
Etymology
Anglo-French mespriser, from mes- mis- + priser, preiser to appraise — more at prize
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
misprizing
verb
as in misesteeming
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- misesteeming
- undervaluing
- underestimating
- misjudging
- transvaluing
- transvaluating
- testing
- reevaluating
- rejudging
- analyzing
- reappraising
- revaluing
- surveying
- assaying
- pricing
- reassessing
- re-evaluating
- learning
- prizing
- deciding
- determining
- ascertaining
- evaluating
- discovering
- judging
- adjudging
- deeming
- valuing
- assessing
- appraising
- estimating
- rating
- valuating
- settling
- guesstimating
- setting
- hit it on the nose
- hit list
- hit man
- hit men
- hit off
- hit on
- hit on or upon
- hit one's stride
- hit out
- hit out at
- hit parade
- hit pay dirt
- hit record
- hit rock bottom
- hit someone for six
- hit the airwaves
- hit the big five-oh
- hit the big four-oh
- hit the books
- hit the bottle
- hit the buffers
- hit the bull's-eye
- hit the ceiling
- hit the deck
- hit the dirt