despise

Definition of Despise in English :

look down on with disdain

Example Sentences:
'He despises the people he has to work for'
'The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Despise

verb

(transitive)

to look down on with contempt; scorn

he despises flattery

verb transitiveWord forms: deˈspised or deˈspising

1.

to look down on with contempt and scorn

2.

to regard with dislike or repugnance

tr.v. de·spised, de·spis·ing, de·spis·es

1. To regard with contempt or scorn: despised all cowards and flatterers.

2. To dislike intensely; loathe: despised the frigid weather in January.