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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