3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Despise \De*spise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despising}.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Despicable}, {Despite}.] To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. [1913 Webster] Fools despise wisdom and instruction. --Prov. i. 7. [1913 Webster] Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Syn: To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See {Contemn}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: despised adj : treated with contempt [syn: {detested}, {hated}, {scorned}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 38 Moby Thesaurus words for "despised": contemned, declined, declined with thanks, denied, disapproved, discarded, discounted, disdained, disliked, dismissed, disowned, excepted, excluded, forsworn, ignored, lowly, misprized, misunderstood, not considered, out of favor, rebuffed, refused, rejected, renounced, repudiated, repulsed, scouted, spurned, thankless, unappreciated, uncared-for, unlamented, unmissed, unmourned, unpopular, unregretted, unsung, unvalued
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