English verb: despise | |||
1. | despise (emotion) look down on with disdain | ||
Samples | He despises the people he has to work for. The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot despise Sue | ||
Synonyms | contemn, disdain, scorn | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | detest, hate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | look down on | ||