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Etymology

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From menyspreu (contempt) +‎ -ar. Compare Spanish menospreciar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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menysprear (first-person singular present menyspreo, first-person singular preterite menyspreí, past participle menyspreat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/

  1. (transitive) to look down on, regard with contempt
  2. (transitive) to despise
  3. (transitive) to reject

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