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Despise
//dɪˈspaɪz//
"Despise" in a Sentence (12 examples)
I utterly despise formal writing!
The rich sometimes despise the poor.
You should not despise a man because he is poorly paid.
The learned are apt to despise the ignorant.
We should not despise a man because he is poor.
You despise Nick, don't you?
Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
Don't despise a man just because he is poorly dressed.
You should not despise a man because he is poor.
Honest people despise those who lie.
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Near-synonym: hate
James still despises his brother for the time he pushed him out of a tree during their childhood.
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