contemn, despise, scorn, disdain
(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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
despise (third-person singular simple present despises, present participle despising, simple past and past participle despised)
To regard with contempt or scorn.
To disregard or ignore.
• contemn
• disdain
• scorn
• See also despise
• admire
• cherish
• honor
• respect
• treasure
• pedesis
Source: Wiktionary
De*spise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despised; p. pr. & vb. n. Despising.] Etym: [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy, and cf. Despicable, Despite.]
Definition: To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Prov. i. 7. Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Syn.
– To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See Contemn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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