Dictionary

despise en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /dɪˈspaɪz/

Etymology

From Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspicere (“to look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“to look at”). Displaced native Old English forsēon.

Meanings

1. To regard with contempt or scorn.
   • Katie despised video games because she saw them as a trashy, boring waste of time.
   • James still despises his brother for the time he pushed him out of a tree during their childhood.
   • Near-synonym: hate
2. To disregard or ignore.

Forms

Antonyms

honor · set store by · value · put store in · respect · admire · respect · esteem · treasure · revere · put store by · treasure · prize · lay store by · cherish · cherish · hallow · appreciate · to worship · worthy · venerate · revere · look up to · rate · esteem · admire · respect · honor · value · regard · idolize

Deriveds

despisingness · despisingly · despicable · despisement · despisal · undespising · despiser · despiseworthy

Hypernyms

deprecate · look down on

Hyponyms

deride

Relateds

bah · contempt · hate · despect · despection · despite · vilipend

Synonyms

despect · misrespect · scorn · despise · misregard · despise · disrespect · pay no heed · discount · brush off · slough · shrug off · misregard · disdain · contemn · put aside · contemn · hate · ignore · disregard · take no notice of · look down on · misheed · scorn · unheed · take no notice of · unmind · dissemble · set at nought · spurn · tune out · pass by · disesteem · disdain · pass · neglect · discount

Translations (77)

pl pogardzać (to regard with contempt or scorn) · grc καταφρονέω (to regard with contempt or scorn) · fa خوار شمردن (to regard with contempt or scorn) · mi whakatakao (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ja 軽蔑する (to regard with contempt or scorn) · mi whakareko (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ga fuath a bheith agat (to regard with contempt or scorn) · la dēspiciō (to regard with contempt or scorn) · fr mépriser (to regard with contempt or scorn) · es desatender (to disregard or ignore) · yi פֿײַנט האָבן (to regard with contempt or scorn) · uk знева́жити (to regard with contempt or scorn) · grc φαυλίζω (to regard with contempt or scorn) · pl gardzić (to regard with contempt or scorn) · mi whakaparahako (to regard with contempt or scorn) · fi halveksua (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ko 경멸하다 (to regard with contempt or scorn) · lb veruechten (to regard with contempt or scorn) · cmn 藐視 /藐视 (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ja 見下す (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ru пренебрегать (to disregard or ignore) · tr hor görmek (to regard with contempt or scorn) · dlm despreziur (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ang forsēon (to regard with contempt or scorn) · cs pohrdat (to regard with contempt or scorn) · be пагарджа́ць (to regard with contempt or scorn) · hi उपेक्षा करना (to regard with contempt or scorn) · pt desprezar (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ga drochmheas a bheith agat (to regard with contempt or scorn) · es desoír (to disregard or ignore) · eo disdegni, malestimi (to regard with contempt or scorn) · it disprezzare (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ko 멸시하다 (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ar أَهَانَ (to regard with contempt or scorn) · sk pohŕdať (to regard with contempt or scorn) · fi halveksia (to regard with contempt or scorn) · nl verachten (to regard with contempt or scorn) · grc ἐξουθενέω (to disregard or ignore) · mi whakahāwea (to regard with contempt or scorn) · eo abomeni (to regard with contempt or scorn) · mi whakakurīmōri (to regard with contempt or scorn) · hu lenéz (to regard with contempt or scorn) · tr küçümsemek (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ca menysprear (to regard with contempt or scorn) · cs opovrhovat (to regard with contempt or scorn) · sk opovrhovať (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ru презира́ть (to regard with contempt or scorn) · lb mepriséieren (to regard with contempt or scorn) · sv förakta (to regard with contempt or scorn) · sga do·meiccethar (to regard with contempt or scorn) · mi whakamanumanu (to regard with contempt or scorn) · cmn 鄙夷 (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ja 嫌悪する (to regard with contempt or scorn) · la contemnō (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ta வெறு (to regard with contempt or scorn) · fr dédaigner (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ja 蔑む (to regard with contempt or scorn) · de verachten (to regard with contempt or scorn) · gl desprezar (to regard with contempt or scorn) · vo nestümön (to regard with contempt or scorn) · cmn 鄙薄 (to regard with contempt or scorn) · da foragte (to regard with contempt or scorn) · sw dharau (to regard with contempt or scorn) · cs dívat se spatra (to regard with contempt or scorn) · cmn 蔑視 /蔑视 (to regard with contempt or scorn) · yi פֿאַראַכטן (to regard with contempt or scorn) · hu megvet (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ar اِحْتَقَرَ (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ru презре́ть (to regard with contempt or scorn) · uk зневажа́ти (to regard with contempt or scorn) · tr aşağılamak (to regard with contempt or scorn) · bg прези́рам (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ta இகழ் (to regard with contempt or scorn) · ro disprețui (to regard with contempt or scorn) · es despreciar (to regard with contempt or scorn) · af verag (to regard with contempt or scorn) · cmn 輕視 /轻视 (to regard with contempt or scorn)