despise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈspaɪz/

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Verb

Plain form despise

Third-person singular despises

Past tense despised

Past participle despised

Present participle despising

1. To despise something is to feel the very worst about it.

   The step-sisters of Cinderella despised her.