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    de·spise
    [dəˈspīz]
    verb
    despising (present participle)
    1. feel contempt or a deep repugnance for:
      "he despised himself for being selfish"
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      detest
      hate
      loathe
      abhor
      abominate
      execrate
      deplore
      dislike
      scorn
      disdain
      slight
      look down on
      deride
      mock
      revile
      spurn
      shun
      contemn
      disrelish
      regard with contempt
      feel contempt for
      shrink from
      be repelled by
      not be able to bear/stand/stomach
      find intolerable
      pour/heap scorn on
      scoff at
      jeer at
      sneer at
      Opposite:
      like
      respect
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French despire, from Latin despicere, from de- ‘down’ + specere ‘look at’.
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    • Hating
    • Detesting
    • Loathing
    • Abhorring
    • Abominating
    • Disdaining
    • Execrating
    • Scorning
    • Contemning
    • Deriding
    • Eschewing
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    Some common synonyms of despise are contemn, disdain, and scorn. While all these words mean "to regard as unworthy of one's notice or consideration," despise may suggest an emotional response ranging from strong dislike to loathing. When can contemn be used instead of despise?

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    Some common synonyms of despise are contemn, disdain, and scorn. While all these words mean "to regard as unworthy of one's notice or consideration," despise may suggest an emotional response ranging from strong dislike to loathing.

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    despising means to regard with contempt. Some other words in the passage include: improvident (not cautious), hypothesis (assumption), marry (connect closely), maritime (naval), render (cause), and sequestration (isolation).

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    What does the word 'despise' mean in a sentence?
    To have had a negative sentiment or lack of preference towards something, the word 'despise' means to speak about something or someone in a derisive or mocking way as in the sentence: 'As work began on the three-volume biography, the writer began to despise his subject.' 'You must be unselfish and kind, even when you are strong enough to despise the wishes of your neighbors.' (WordHippo)

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    “As work began on the three-volume biography, its writer began to despise his subject.” Present participle for to ignore or disregard contemptuously “You must be unselfish and kind, even when you are strong enough to despise the wishes of your neighbors.” Present participle for to speak about something or someone in a derisive or mocking way

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