despise

/dɪˈspaɪz/

verb 2

Collocations

ADV

thoroughly | clearly

secretly

She secretly despises her boss but always smiles at work.

openly

PREP

for

Many people despise politicians for making empty promises they never keep.

verb

To regard with contempt or scorn.

Near-synonym: hate

James still despises his brother for the time he pushed him out of a tree during their childhood.

To disregard or ignore.

verb — look down on with disdain

Near-synonym: hate

Wiktionary

James still despises his brother for the time he pushed him out of a tree during their childhood.

Wiktionary

I utterly despise formal writing!

Tatoeba · #1470

The rich sometimes despise the poor.

Tatoeba · #18516

You should not despise a man because he is poorly paid.

Tatoeba · #19534

The learned are apt to despise the ignorant.

Tatoeba · #21655

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