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despise definition

de·spise (di spīz′)

transitive verb despised -·spised′, despising -·spis′·ing

  1. to look down on with contempt and scorn
  2. to regard with dislike or repugnance

Etymology: ME despisen < OFr despis-, stem of despirer < L despicere, to look down upon, despise < de, down, from + specere, to look at: see spectacle

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