despise• We become a piece of all that we despise.• For there her body lies, side by side with Carlisle Graham, a man she despised.• The Earth, and the Goddess, become fearful as well as despised.• No wonder Adam had seemed at times to hate her, certainly to despise her.• Not that I know much about him, just that my philosophicalfriend Kevin Ricedespised him.• How I had despised his brutishness then, and how I longed for his toughness, his uncomplicated, animal certainty now.• Otis despisedinheritedwealth and social class.• I felt that the other kidsdespised me for having the wrongaccent and the wrong colourskin.• If you fly a lot on business, then you probably despise most airports.• They despised the idea and even the wordinnovation.• We were brought up to despise the people from the poor side of town. They seemed so dirty and ignorant.
Origindespise
(1200-1300)Old Frenchdespire, from Latindespicere“to look down on”, from specere“to look”