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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: despise (0.01850 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to despise.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: despise memandang rendah
English → English (WordNet) Definition: despise despise v : look down on with disdain; “He despises the people he has to work for”; “The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately” [syn: contemn, scorn, disdain]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Despise Despise \De*spise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despised; p. pr. & vb. n. Despising.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy, and cf. Despicable, Despite.] To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. [1913 Webster] Fools despise wisdom and instruction. --Prov. i. 7. [1913 Webster] Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Syn: To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See Contemn. [1913 Webster]

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