'Despised' definitions:
Definition of 'despised'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Despised'
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 'despised'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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