Despise

Verb

 * 1) To regard with contempt or scorn.

Synonyms for Despise
scorn, condemn, denounce, hold in contempt, dislike, spurn, disdain, detest, deride, abhor, abominate, loathe.

Antonyms for Despise
respect, revere, cherish, love, applaud, extol, praise, commend, recommend, admire.

Derived terms

 * despisal
 * despicable

Related terms

 * despect
 * despection

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

Etymology
From despisen: <  despiser: <  despicere: < de: + specere:.

Pronunciation




Translations

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 * Hindi: tusch lekhana dwesh karna


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