Associations to the word «Despise»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DESPISE, verb. To regard with contempt or scorn.
DESPISE, verb. To disregard or ignore.
Dictionary definition
DESPISE, verb. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.