'Misprize' definitions:
Definition of 'Misprize'
From: GCIDE
- Misprize \Mis*prize"\ (m[i^]s*pr[imac]z"), v. t. [OF. mesprisier to deprise, F. m['e]priser; pref. amiss, wrong (L. minus less + LL. pretium price. See price, Prize, v.] To slight or undervalue. [1913 Webster]
- O, for those vanished hours, so much misprized! --Hillhouse. [1913 Webster]
- I do not blame them, madam, nor misprize. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'misprize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- be above,
- be contemptuous of,
- belittle,
- care nothing for,
- contemn,
- deprecate,
- depreciate,
- deride,
- despise,
- disdain,
- disparage,
- disprize,
- dump on,
- feel contempt for,
- feel superior to,
- hold beneath one,
- hold cheap,
- hold in contempt,
- insult,
- look down upon,
- make light of,
- make little of,
- make nothing of,
- minimize,
- misestimate,
- put down,
- rank low,
- ridicule,
- scorn,
- sell short,
- set at naught,
- set little by,
- shrug off,
- sneer at,
- sneeze at,
- sniff at,
- snort at,
- think little of,
- think nothing of,
- underestimate,
- underprize,
- underrate,
- underreckon,
- undervalue