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despise

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Etymology

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Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value) From Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), stem of despire, from Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), present active infinitive of dēspiciō (“I look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“I look at”). Displaced native Old English forsēon.

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)

Verb

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Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)

  1. To regard with contempt or scorn.
    Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
    Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
    Hypernyms: look down on, deprecate
    Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
    Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  2. To disregard or ignore.

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Translations

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Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)

  • Afrikaans: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Arabic: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Belarusian: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Bulgarian: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Catalan: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Czech: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Dalmatian: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Danish: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Dutch: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Esperanto: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Finnish: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • French: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Galician: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • German: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Hindi: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Hungarian: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Irish: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
    Old Irish: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Italian: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Japanese: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Korean: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Latin: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Luxembourgish: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Maori: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Old English: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Persian: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value) (bookish)
  • Polish: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Portuguese: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Romanian: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Russian: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Slovak: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Spanish: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Swahili: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Swedish: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Turkish: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Ukrainian: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Volapük: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)
  • Yiddish: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)

Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)

  • Greek:
    Ancient: Lua error in Module:headword/page at line 767: attempt to perform arithmetic on global 'n' (a nil value)

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