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1. (v.t.) despise
to regard with contempt or disdain; scorn.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF despis-, s. of despire < L dēspicere; see despicable)
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1. (verb) contemn, despise, scorn, disdain
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"
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1. (verb) despise
≠ admire
I despised my father for his drunkenness.; We despise racism of any kind.
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1. (verb) despise
to look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of
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Sense: to look upon with scorn and contempt
I know he despises me for failing my exam.
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 Afrikaans: verag, verfoei |
 Arabic: يَحْتَقِر |
 Bulgarian: презирам |
 Brazilian: desprezar |
 Czech: pohrdat, opovrhovat |
 German: verachten |
 Danish: se ned på; foragte |
 Greek: περιφρονώ, καταφρονώ |
 Spanish: despreciar |
 Estonian: põlgama |
 Farsi: احساس تحقیر و دلزدگی کردن |
 Finnish: halveksia |
 French: mépriser |
 Hebrew: לָבוּז לְ- |
 Hindi: घृणा करना |
 Croatian: prezirati |
 Hungarian: megvet |
 Indonesian: membenci |
 Icelandic: fyrirlíta |
 Italian: disprezzare |
 Japanese: 軽蔑する |
 Korean: 경멸하다 |
 Lithuanian: niekinti |
 Latvian: nicināt |
 Malay: menghina |
 Dutch: verachten |
 Norwegian: forakte |
 Polish: gardzić |
 Persian: احساس تحقیر و دلزدگی کردن |
 Pashto: ناميندى، مايوسى، چه په يو |
 Portuguese: desprezar |
 Romanian: desconsidera |
 Russian: презирать |
 Slovak: pohŕdať |
 Slovenian: prezirati |
 Serbian: prezirati |
 Swedish: förakta, ringakta |
 Thai: เหยียดหยาม |
 Turkish: hor görmek, küçümsemek |
 Taiwanese: 藐視，輕視 |
 Ukrainian: зневажати |
 Urdu: حقیر یا ناکارہ سمجھنا |
 Vietnamese: coi thường |
 Chinese: 藐视，轻视 |
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