despise
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
Definition of despise
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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To regard with contempt or scorn.
“Near-synonym: hate”
“James still despises his brother for the time he pushed him out of a tree during their childhood.”
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verb
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To regard with contempt or scorn.
“Near-synonym: hate”
“James still despises his brother for the time he pushed him out of a tree during their childhood.”
- To disregard or ignore.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspicere (“to look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“to look at”). Displaced native Old English forsēon.
Words you can make from despise
77 playable · top: ESPIED (9 pts)
Best play espied 9 points6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
14 words4-letter words
28 words- DEEP 7 pts
- DEPS 7 pts
- DIPS 7 pts
- PEDI 7 pts
- PEDS 7 pts
- PEED 7 pts
- PIED 7 pts
- SPED 7 pts
- PEES 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PISS 6 pts
- PSIS 6 pts
- SEEP 6 pts
- SEPS 6 pts
- SIPE 6 pts
- SIPS 6 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DISS 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SIDE 5 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
3-letter words
18 words2-letter words
8 wordsHooks
3 extensions · 3 back
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