Misprize

//mɪsˈpɹʌɪz// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Contempt. obsolete, rare, uncountable

    "He ment to make them know their follies prise, Had not those two him instantly desired T'asswage his wrath, and pardon their mesprise […]."

Verb
  1. 1
    To despise or hold in contempt; to undervalue.

    "Nature neuer fram'd a womans heart, Of prowder stuffe then that of Beatrice: Disdaine and Scorne ride sparkling in her eyes, Mis-prizing what they looke on […]"

Synonyms

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be abovebe contemptuous ofbelittlecare nothing forcontemndeprecate

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"Nature neuer fram'd a womans heart, Of prowder stuffe then that of Beatrice: Disdaine and Scorne ride sparkling in her eyes, Mis-prizing what they looke on […]"

Etymology

From Middle French mespriser (verb), mespris (noun).

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