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- Dictionarydespise/dɪˈspʌɪz/
verb
- 1. feel contempt or a deep repugnance for: "he despised himself for being selfish"
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DESPISE definition: 1. to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is…. Learn more.
The meaning of DESPISE is to look down on with disrespect or aversion. How to use despise in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Despise.
Despise definition: to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.. See examples of DESPISE used in a sentence.
DESPISE meaning: 1. to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is…. Learn more.
If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
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.
Definition of despise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
DESPISE meaning: to hate someone or something and have no respect for them: . Learn more.
In Lists: Verbs followed by a gerund, more... Synonyms: hate, dislike, loathe, detest, scorn, more... Collocations: despise [violence, jealousy, racism], I (really) despise [people who, liars, con artists, politicians, criminals], despise the [world, country, notion, idea, man, way], more...
