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despise

de·spise [ di spz ] (past and past participle de·spised, present participle de·spis·ing, 3rd person present singular de·spis·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
regard with loathing and contempt: to dislike somebody or something intensely and with contempt

[13th century. < Old French despis-, stem of despire< Latin despicere "look down on" < specere "look"]

de·spis·er noun
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