despise v : 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" [syn: contemn, scorn, disdain]

English

Etymology

Latin despicere.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪz

Verb

1. To regard with contempt or scorn.

Synonyms

• contemn
• detest
• disdain
• scorn

Derived terms

• despicable

Translations

"Despicable" and "Dispicable" redirect here.

Despise means to regard with contempt or scorn.

It may also mean:

Music

• Despised Icon, a band
• Despise the Sun, an album
• Despise the Blindfold, an album
• "Despise", a song on the Roadrunner Records Demo album by Slipknot
• "I Despise You", a song on Punkophilia! by the Bulbulators
• "Despicable Heroes", a song on the Anthems of Rebellion album by Arch Enemy

Film and Television

• Despicable Villain! The Mystery of Onigumo!, an InuYasha anime episode

Miscellaneous

• One of the eight dungeons opposing the eight virtues in the Ultima series

See also

• vile
• wretch

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