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despise

🇬🇧 UK/dɪ'spaɪz/🇺🇸 US/di'spaiz/
IELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

v.

To regard with strong contempt or scorn; to look down on

轻视,鄙视,看不起

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
splook, observe, watch
+
isesuffix
=despise

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She despised dishonesty in any form.

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