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How to pronounce despise in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms contemn, disdain, scorn
Type of detest, hate
Has types look down on
Derivation despisal, despising


He despises the people he has to work for.

Examples of despise

despise
I despise champagne socialists who want to ban everything they find distasteful.
From the independent.co.uk
Like a lot of users, Porter can't quite figure out why some people despise them.
From the stltoday.com
Palestinians despise it, and Israelis tend to look down when they talk about it.
From the sacbee.com
They may despise Hillary Clinton, but it's on her that they now pin their hopes.
From the time.com
They exist to denigrate and despise humanity and spread fear and disinformation.
From the guardian.co.uk
I, too, absolutely despise when women identify primarily through their husbands.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
Any true free marketeer ought to despise the finance sector in its current form.
From the guardian.co.uk
I mean really, these guys sit around the same table and they despise each other?
From the guardian.co.uk
It will be in their nature to harass you and despise you wherever they find you.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Contemn: 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"
  • (despised) treated with contempt
  • (despising) despisal: a feeling of scornful hatred
  • Slipknot is the debut album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. It was released on June 29, 1999 through Roadrunner Records, after a demo containing a few of the songs had been released in 1998, and was reissued in December 1999 with a slightly altered track listing and mastering, as a result ...
  • (Despised) Seaweed is a band from Tacoma, Washington who were active throughout the 1990s. Their style of music is a combination of punk rock and grunge, mostly due to its 'dirty' sound. ...
  • Regard as worthless or trivial; look down on
  • To strongly dislike; look down upon with contempt or scorn.