despise (redirected from despises)

de·spise  (d-spz)

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.

3. To regard as unworthy of one's interest or concern: despised any thought of their own safety.

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[Middle English despisen, from Old French despire, despis-, from Latin dspicere : d-, de- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·spisal (-spzl) n.

de·spiser n.

Synonyms: despise, contemn, disdain, scorn, scout²
These verbs mean to regard with utter contempt: despises incompetence; contemned the dictator's actions; disdained my suggestion; scorns sentimentality; scouted simplistic explanations.

Antonym: esteem

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despise

Verb

[-pising, -pised] to look down on with contempt [Latin despicere to look down]

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, scorn detest, 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"

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despise

verb look down on, loathe, scorn, disdain, spurn, undervalue, deride, detest, revile, abhor, have a down on (informal) contemn << OPPOSITE admire

Translations

despise [dɪsˈpaɪz] vt → despreciar

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despise [dɪsˈpaɪz] vt → mépriser, dédaigner

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despise [dɪsˈpaɪz] vt → verachten

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despise [dɪsˈpaɪz] vt → disprezzare, sdegnare

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despise

v despise [diˈspaiz]

1 to look upon with scorn and contempt I know he despises me for failing my exam. verag, verfoei يَحْتَقِر презирам pohrdat, opovrhovat se ned på; foragte verachten περιφρονώ, καταφρονώ despreciar põlgama احساس تحقیر و دلزدگی کردن halveksia mépriser לָבוּז לְ- घृणा करना prezirati megvet membenci fyrirlíta disprezzare 軽蔑する 경멸하다 niekinti nicināt menghina verachten forakte gardzić desprezar desconsidera презирать pohŕdať prezirati prezirati förakta, ringakta เหยียดหยาม hor görmek, küçümsemek 藐視, 輕視 зневажати حقیر یا ناکارہ سمجھنا coi thường 藐视, 轻视

2 to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn She despises such luxuries as fur boots. versmaad, verfoei يَزْدَري، يَسْتَخِف ب презирам pohrdnout foragte verschmähen περιφρονώ, αψηφώ, αρνούμαι να έχω desdeñar, despreciar põlastama بیزار بودن väheksyä dédaigner לְתָעֵב उपेक्षा करना prezirati lenéz tidak suka hafa andstyggð á disdegnare ひどくきらう 몹시 싫어하다 niekinti nicināt; nievāt memandang rendah verfoeien forakte, se ned på gardzić desprezar a dispreţui презирать opovrhnúť zaničevati prezirati förakta ปฏิเสธอย่างสบประมาท hoşlanmamak 鄙視 ставитися з презирством انکار کرنا từ chối 鄙视

adj despicable [diˈspikəbl]

contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised His behaviour was despicable. veragtelik, laag حَقير، خَسيس презрян opovrženíhodný foragtelig; ussel; modbydelig jämmerlich ποταπός, αξιοκαταφρόνητος despreciable, desdeñable põlastusväärne بیزار کننده؛ بسیار ناپسند halveksittava méprisable נִתעַב घृणित podao, nizak megvetendő patut dibenci fyrirlitlegur disprezzabile, spregevole 卑しむべき 경멸한 만한, 비열한 niekingas nicināms; nievājams hina verachtelijk foraktelig, ussel nikczemny desprezível condamnabil, vred­nic de dispreţ презренный opovrhnutiahodný prezira vreden vredan prezira föraktlig, ömklig เลวทราม aşağılık, alçak 可鄙的 нікчемний, негідний قابل نفرت đáng coi thường 可鄙的

adv deˈspicably

veragtelik, gemeen بِحَقارَه، بِخَساسَه презряно ohavně foragteligt; usselt; modbydeligt jämmerlich αξιοκαταφρόνητα de manera despreciable, de manera infame, vilmente põlastusväärselt بطور بیزار کننده alhaisesti bassement בְּאוֹפֶן נִתעַב घृणित रूप से podlo, nisko megvetendően buruk fyrirlitlega spregevolmente 卑しく 비열하게, 몹시 나쁘게 niekingai nicināmi; nievā- jami dengan cara hina verachtelijk foraktelig, usselt nikczemnie desprezivelmente (în mod) josnic презренно ohavne prezira vredno vredno prezira föraktligt, ömkligt อย่างเลวทราม alçakça 可鄙地 жалюгідно قبیح طور پر một cách đáng khinh 可鄙地