despise

Meaning

  1. To regard with contempt or scorn.
  2. To disregard or ignore.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈspaɪz/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspicere, present active infinitive of dēspiciō (“I look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“I look at”). Displaced native Old English forsēon.

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