English dictionary

despise

/d/I/'sp/aI/z/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

look down on with disdain

verb.emotion

Examples
He despises the people he has to work for.

Synonyms contemn disdain scorn

Source: WordNet 3.0
To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.

verb

Source: webster1913