'Despise' definitions:
Definition of 'despise'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Despise'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'despise'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abhor,
- abjure,
- abominate,
- avoid,
- be above,
- be contemptuous of,
- brush aside,
- care nothing for,
- chuck,
- chuck out,
- contemn,
- contradict,
- decline,
- deny,
- deride,
- detest,
- disapprove,
- discard,
- disclaim,
- discount,
- disdain,
- dismiss,
- disown,
- disparage,
- disprize,
- disregard,
- dump on,
- eschew,
- except,
- exclude,
- execrate,
- feel contempt for,
- feel superior to,
- flout,
- forswear,
- hate,
- hold beneath one,
- hold cheap,
- hold in contempt,
- hold in derision,
- ignore,
- insult,
- laugh at,
- laugh to scorn,
- loathe,
- look down upon,
- misprize,
- overlook,
- pass by,
- pass up,
- push aside,
- put down,
- rank low,
- rebuff,
- recant,
- refuse,
- refuse to consider,
- reject,
- renounce,
- repel,
- repudiate,
- repulse,
- ridicule,
- scoff at,
- scorn,
- scout,
- set at defiance,
- set at naught,
- shove away,
- shun,
- slight,
- slight over,
- sneer at,
- sneeze at,
- sniff at,
- snort at,
- snub,
- spurn,
- think nothing of,
- throw away,
- throw out,
- treat with contempt,
- turn away,
- turn out,
- waive