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Definition of Despises

Despise
Despise De*spise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despised; p. pr. & vb. n. Despising.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy, and cf. Despicable, Despite.] To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. --Prov. i. 7. Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Syn: To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See Contemn.

Meaning of Despises from wikipedia

- Look up despise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Despise (adjective form: de****able) means to regard with contempt or scorn. Despise or De****able...
- Despise the Sun is an EP by American death metal band Suffocation, released on January 6, 1998. It was the last recording before Suffocation's breakup...
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- Fall of the Despised is the third studio album released by the death metal band Severe Torture in 2005. It was recorded in the Netherlands by producer...
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- Beast is the fifth studio album by Despised Icon. The album was released on July 22, 2016. It is the band's first album in seven years, since 2009's Day...
- March 2001). "Johnson's Russia List #5141 - Why father of glasnost is despised in Russia". The Globe and Mail (Canada). Archived from the original on...
- basking in life-weariness or ennui, far from the bourgeois society that he despises. The Aesthetes in England, such as Oscar Wilde, shared these same fascinations...