Despise - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈspaɪz|  American pronunciation of the word despise
Brit.  |dɪˈspaɪz|  British pronunciation of the word despise

verb

- look down on with disdain (syn: contemn, disdain, scorn)
He despises the people he has to work for

Extra examples

She was despised as a hypocrite.

I despised him for his cowardice.

He despises the people he has to work for

I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!

Maria seemed to despise him for giving way to her.

...I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: despise
he/she/it: despises
present participle: despising
past tense: despised
past participle: despised
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