Definitions for despise
dɪˈspaɪzde·spise

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. contemn, despise, scorn, disdain(verb)

   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"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. despise(Verb)

   To regard with contempt or scorn.

   Etymology: From despisen, from despis-, stem of despire, from despicere, present active infinitive of despicio, from de + specio.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Despise(verb)

   to look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Despise

   de-spīz′, v.t. to look down upon with contempt: to scorn.—adj. Despis′able.—ns. Despī′sal, contempt; Despis′edness (Milt.); Despis′er. [O. Fr. despiz, despire—L. despicĕre—de, down, specĕre, to look.]

How to pronounce despise?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say despise in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of despise in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of despise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of despise in a Sentence

1. Aesop:

   It is easy to despise what you cannot get.

2. Albert Eintein, World As I See It, 1934 - referring to the military system:

   That a man can take pleasure in marching in formation to the strains of a band is enough to make me despise him. He has only been given his big brain by mistake; a backbone was all he needed.

3. Rose McGowan:

   Actresses, like Meryl Streep, who happily worked for The Pig Monster, are wearing black @GoldenGlobes in silent protest. YOUR SILENCE is THE problem. You’ll accept a fake award breathlessly affect no real change. I despise your hypocrisy. Maybe you should all wear Marchesa.

4. Oswald Chambers:

   We say, sorrow, disaster, calamity. God says, chastening and it sounds sweet to him though it is a discord to our ears. Don't faint when you are rebuked, and don't despise the chastening of the Lord. In your patience possess your souls.

5. Ronna McDaniel:

   You probably noticed Democrats spent a lot of time talking about how much they despise our President. But we heard very little about their actual policies, policies that would have been unthinkable a decade ago.

Images & Illustrations of despise

Popularity rank by frequency of use