Inflected forms: 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.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English despisen, from Old French despire, despis-, from Latin dspicere : d-, de- + specere, to look; see spek- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:
de·spisal (-spzl) —NOUN de·spiser —NOUN
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.
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