despise

Meanings

• verb

  feel intense hatred or contempt for (someone or something)

  - "He despises liars."
  - "She despised the taste of broccoli."
  - "They despised the new government policy."

• verb

  regard with contempt; consider to be worthless, unimportant, or undesirable

  - "He despised the idea of asking for help."
  - "She despised the thought of eating raw onions."
  - "They despised the sound of the alarm clock."

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Pronunciation

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Antonyms

admire , cherish , honor , respect , treasure

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Synonyms

contemn , disdain , scorn

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with despise
surprise , advise , suprise , arise , devise

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Variants

List of all variants of despise that leads to same result
despise , despised , despisement , despisements , despiser , despisers , despises , despising

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Etymology

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Old French despisier, from des- 'apart' + pis 'contemptible'

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Trivia

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1. The word 'despise' appears in the title of a famous poem by William Wordsworth called 'The Despised and Rejected Rocks'.

2. The word 'despise' is used over 50 times in the Bible.

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Related Concepts

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1. contempt: A strong feeling of disrespect or disregard for someone or something.

2. hatred: A strong feeling of dislike or hostility towards someone or something.

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Quotes

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1. He and Julie grooved to Cuban son and jazz on NPR and loved arty films, for instance; and they distrusted big business and "despised" tract houses, malls, and other aesthetically unpleasing byproducts of a consumer society.

   - Brian C. Anderson,{it}National Review{/it},13 Mar. 2006

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Culture

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The word 'despise' is often used in literature and poetry to express strong feelings of hatred or contempt. For instance, in Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar', Brutus despises Caesar and conspires to kill him.

How to Memorize "despise"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a face contorted in disgust and hatred to remember the meaning of 'despise'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'despise' with the feeling of intense dislike or contempt.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Despicable People Inspire Strong Hate' to remember the meaning of 'despise'.

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