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- pronunciation:
- dih
spaIz
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
despises, despising, despised |
| definition: |
When you despise something, you hate it because you believe it is a truly terrible thing. When you despise a person, you have no respect for that person and believe they are very bad.
She despises cruelty to animals.He despises people who cheat honest people out of their money.- synonyms:
- hate, scorn
- antonyms:
- adore, appreciate, esteem
- similar words:
- dislike
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| related words: |
mind, scoff, scorn |
| derivation: |
despiser (n.) |
The word despise
contains the following parts:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, deduct, defer, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, delete, demerit, depend, deport, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despise, detach, detect, detract, independence
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
spect, spec, spic, spectro
Latin
root
that means to see, look, watch
Example words:
aspect, conspicuous, despise, expectation, inconspicuous, inspect, inspector, perspective, prospect, respect, respective, special, species, specific, specimen, spectacle, spectacular, spectator, spectrum, speculate, suspect, suspicious
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