despise
despise is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.
- verb. look down on with disdain
"He despises the people he has to work for"
"The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
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Common word forms
despised, despiser, despises, despising, despisement
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