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despise
de·spise D0163400 (dĭ-spīz′)tr.v. de·spised, de·spis·ing, de·spis·es 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.Synonyms: despise, contemn, disdain, scorn
These verbs mean to regard with utter contempt: despises incompetence; contemned the dictator's actions; disdained my suggestion; scorns sentimentality.Antonym: esteemdespise (dɪˈspaɪz) vb (tr) to look down on with contempt; scorn: he despises flattery. [C13: from Old French despire, from Latin dēspicere to look down, from de- + specere to look] deˈspiser nde•spise (dɪˈspaɪz)
v.t. -spised, -spis•ing. to regard with contempt or disdain; scorn. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French despis-, s. of despire < Latin dēspicere; see despicable] de•spis′a•ble, adj. de•spis′er, n. despise
Past participle: despised
Gerund: despising
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| I despise | | you despise | | he/she/it despises | | we despise | | you despise | | they despise |
| Preterite |
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| I despised | | you despised | | he/she/it despised | | we despised | | you despised | | they despised |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am despising | | you are despising | | he/she/it is despising | | we are despising | | you are despising | | they are despising |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have despised | | you have despised | | he/she/it has despised | | we have despised | | you have despised | | they have despised |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was despising | | you were despising | | he/she/it was despising | | we were despising | | you were despising | | they were despising |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had despised | | you had despised | | he/she/it had despised | | we had despised | | you had despised | | they had despised |
| Future |
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| I will despise | | you will despise | | he/she/it will despise | | we will despise | | you will despise | | they will despise |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have despised | | you will have despised | | he/she/it will have despised | | we will have despised | | you will have despised | | they will have despised |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be despising | | you will be despising | | he/she/it will be despising | | we will be despising | | you will be despising | | they will be despising |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been despising | | you have been despising | | he/she/it has been despising | | we have been despising | | you have been despising | | they have been despising |
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| I will have been despising | | you will have been despising | | he/she/it will have been despising | | we will have been despising | | you will have been despising | | they will have been despising |
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| I had been despising | | you had been despising | | he/she/it had been despising | | we had been despising | | you had been despising | | they had been despising |
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| I would despise | | you would despise | | he/she/it would despise | | we would despise | | you would despise | | they would despise |
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| I would have despised | | you would have despised | | he/she/it would have despised | | we would have despised | | you would have despised | | they would have despised |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | despise - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"contemn, disdain, scorndetest, hate - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"look down on - regard with contempt; "the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest" |
despiseverb look down on, loathe, scorn, disdain, spurn, undervalue, deride, detest, revile, abhor, have a down on (informal), contemn How I despised myself for my cowardice.
love, take to, admire, esteem, relish, adore, cherish, revel in, be fond of, be keen on, dig (slang)despiseverb1. To regard with utter contempt and disdain:contemn, disdain, scorn, scout.Idioms: have no use for, look down on.2. To regard with extreme dislike and hostility:abhor, abominate, detest, execrate, hate, loathe.Translationsdespise (diˈspaiz) verb1. to look upon with scorn and contempt. I know he despises me for failing my exam. 藐視，輕視 藐视，轻视 2. to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn. She despises such luxuries as fur boots. 鄙視 鄙视despicable (diˈspikəbl) adjective contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised. His behaviour was despicable. 可鄙的 可鄙的deˈspicably adverb 可鄙地 可鄙地despise
despise (one) for (something)To hate one for a particular reason. Don't even mention Tiffany's name to me—I despise her for starting that rumor about me last year.See also: despisedespise someone for somethingto hate someone for something or for doing something. I just despise him for running away! She despised herself for her dishonest actions.See also: despisedespise
Synonyms for despiseverb look down onSynonyms- look down on
- loathe
- scorn
- disdain
- spurn
- undervalue
- deride
- detest
- revile
- abhor
- have a down on
- contemn
Antonyms- love
- take to
- admire
- esteem
- relish
- adore
- cherish
- revel in
- be fond of
- be keen on
- dig
Synonyms for despiseverb to regard with utter contempt and disdainSynonymsverb to regard with extreme dislike and hostilitySynonyms- abhor
- abominate
- detest
- execrate
- hate
- loathe
Synonyms for despiseverb look down on with disdainSynonymsRelated Words |