What does despise mean?
Definitions for despise
dɪˈspaɪzde·spise
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Princeton's WordNet
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
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
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
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.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of despise in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of despise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of despise in a Sentence
It is easy to despise what you cannot get.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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- veragAfrikaans
- احتقرArabic
- пагарджацьBelarusian
- презирамBulgarian
- pohrdat, opovrhovatCzech
- verachtenGerman
- abomeniEsperanto
- desdeñar, despreciarSpanish
- halveksia, halveksuaFinnish
- mépriser, dédaignerFrench
- उपेक्षा करनाHindi
- lenézHungarian
- memandang rendahIndonesian
- disprezzareItalian
- 軽視, 軽蔑Japanese
- 경멸하다, 멸시하다Korean
- verachtenDutch
- gardzić, pogardzaćPolish
- desprezarPortuguese
- презирать, презретьRussian
- föraktaSwedish
- dharauSwahili
- ชังThai
- küçümsemek, aşağılamak, hor görmekTurkish
- зневажатиUkrainian
- coi thườngVietnamese
- nestümönVolapük
- פאַרוויילונגYiddish
- 討厭Chinese
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