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語源

From 中期英語 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 古期英語 forsēon.

発音

• IPA: /dɪˈspaɪz/
• 韻: -aɪz

動詞

despise (third-person singular simple present despises, present participle despising, simple past and past participle despised)

1. To regard with contempt or scorn.

   Synonyms: contemn, disdain, scorn; see also Thesaurus:despise

   Antonyms: admire, cherish, honor, respect, treasure; see also Thesaurus:revere

   Hypernyms: look down on, deprecate

   Near-synonym: hate

   James still despises his brother for the time he pushed him out of a tree during their childhood.

2. To disregard or ignore.

   Synonyms: discount, misregard, take no notice of; see also Thesaurus:ignore

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参考

• vilipend

Further reading

• “despise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “despise”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

アナグラム

• pedesis