despise
verbcommon in dialogue
- //dɪˈspaɪz//
To regard with contempt or scorn.
verb
- 1
To regard with contempt or scorn.
Near-synonym: hate
Katie despised video games because she saw them as a trashy, boring waste of time.
James still despises his brother for the time he pushed him out of a tree during their childhood.
- 2
To disregard or ignore.
Etymology
From Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspicere (“to look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“to look at”). Displaced native Old English forsēon.
Forms
- past tense
- despised
- past participle
- despised
- present participle
- despising
- third person singular
- despises
desperately · In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety;…desperation · The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of…despicable · Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
despise · To regard with contempt or scorn.
despised · Hated; viewed with scorn.despite · In spite of, notwithstanding.dessert · The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet…