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despise

/dɪˈspaɪz/

Translations

despiseverb

despised

Past Simple

despised

Past Participle

despising

Gerund

/dɪˈspaɪz/

She despises him for his dishonesty.

Elle le méprise pour son malhonnêteté.

Additional translations

dédaigner deLittéraire, vieilli.

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Antonyms

despiseverb

To regard with contempt or scorn.

She despises him for his dishonesty.

Archaic: To refuse or abstain from (an action) because it is regarded as beneath one's dignity.

He despised to flatter the corrupt official.