despise

Definitions

Latin de- (down) + specere (to look) = «to look down on.» Despising someone is literally regarding them as below you. The same root gives «despite,» «despicable.»

Common Collocations

• 1.despise oneself鄙视自己
• 2.utterly despise彻底鄙视
• 3.come to despise逐渐鄙视

Example Sentences

• 1.

  He despised dishonesty above all else.

• 2.

  She was despised by her former colleagues.