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
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.