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Verb(1) look down on with disdain(2) look down on

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(1) She would hate and despise him for it, not to mention that it showed he was weak.(2) We should be contemptuous of their presumption; we should despise their new wealth.(3) I despise cowards(4) I could tell them why they could hate and despise others, but that is not leadership.(5) It is possible to fault the ruling class without despising the entire people.(6) He never quite grew out of despising his audience.(7) You can't help but love that angry loner who absolutely despises Christmas.(8) So while this work is unlikely to move u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510troubled friends and educated despisers ,u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb it will benefit pastors, church discussion groups, and first-year theology classes.(9) A despiser of Western religions, he was an ardent polygamist, convinced that promiscuity was man's natural birthright.(10) Within two days I started despising them and feeling slightly guilty about my earlier reaction.(11) She despises the old order, but equally fears and loathes the new lack of order.(12) In which case, maybe despising that humanity makes sense after all.(13) I know all about despising other nationalities.(14) Consequently, they often went about doing things they resented doing, and then went home despising themselves for behaving as they had done.(15) The sociological truism is that a societal order is shored up by its legitimations, which provide the defenses against its despisers .(16) He loathes war and militarism, and despises chauvinism in every form.
Synonyms
Verb
1. detest
2. hate
3. loathe
4. abhor
5. execrate
6. deplore
7. dislike
8. scorn
9. disdain
10. look down on
11. deride
12. sneer at
13. revile
14. spurn
15. shun
16. abominate
17. contemn


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

The people despise you.

The people DESPISE you.

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 7


You must despise him.
You're working so hard to undermine him.

You must DESPISE him. You're working so hard to undermine him.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 4


Oh, no one disputes that, my lord,
not even the multitudes who despise you.

Oh, no one disputes that, my lord, not even the multitudes who DESPISE you.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 8


I know how hard it is
to live with people you despise.

I know how hard it is to live with people you DESPISE.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 4


You all despise me.

You all DESPISE me.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 5


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