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Princeton's WordNet

  1. despised, detested, hated, scornedadjective

    treated with contempt

Wiktionary

  1. despisedadjective

    Hated; viewed with scorn.

    The dictator's cruelty made him the most despised person in the region.

Wikipedia

  1. despised

    Seaweed was an American band from Tacoma, Washington who were active throughout the 1990s. Their style of music was a combination of various rock subgenres, including post-hardcore and punk rock. They were signed to various notable record labels, such as Sub Pop Records, Merge Records, and Hollywood Records.

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  1. despised

    Despised refers to something or someone that is greatly disliked, loathed, or looked down upon. This often entails a strong feeling of contempt or intense disapproval.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Despised

    of Despise

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of despised in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of despised in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of despised in a Sentence

  1. Bill Cassara:

    I was surprised at how candid she wasabout her sister Olivia de Havilland, she absolutely despised her. In fact, she was so disturbed over the idea that she would predecease her and Olivia would then somehow come to her home and steal the keepsakes that had once belonged to their mother. Now mind you, Olivia was living in Paris. But [Joan]went as far as to say, ‘I want you to be at my house when I die.’.

  2. Benjamin Corey:

    The most powerful Christian figure in the world was washing the feet of those who are often the most despised in our culture, i just love how he's just a real person.

  3. Tony Blinken:

    [Putin] managed to sow doubt about our electoral system. He managed to help defeat the candidate that he despised Hillary Clinton. He managed to get the first national security adviser adviser fired, he managed to instigate instigate multiple counterintelligence investigations and now he's managed in effect to cause the president to fire the FBI director who is investigating him because of concerns about collusion with Russia.

  4. Gillian Anderson:

    I am so excited to be joining the cast and crew of' The Crown' and to have the opportunity to portray such a complicated and controversial woman, thatcher was undoubtedly formidable but I am relishing exploring beneath the surface and dare I say, falling in love with the icon who, whether loved or despised, defined an era.

  5. George Sand:

    If they are ignorant, they are despised, if learned, mocked. In love they are reduced to the status of courtesans. As wives they are treated more as servants than as companions. Men do not love them: they make use of them, they exploit them, and expect, in that way, to make them subject to the law of fidelity.

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