despise

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That Sacha will make fun of anything - anything the elites disdain or despise, that is.

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  1. transitive verb To regard with contempt or scorn: despised all cowards and flatterers.
  2. transitive verb To dislike intensely; loathe: despised the frigid weather in January.
  3. transitive verb To regard as unworthy of one's interest or concern: despised any thought of their own safety.
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  • "One thing I really despise is a frontrunner," O'Neal said before the Suns played the Heat, —  Charlotte Observer: * Home Page
  • "One thing I really despise is a frontrunner," O'Neal said before the Suns played the Heat, Shaq's first time back in Miami since last season's trade.
  • But that would involve programs, policies and priorities that the bankers despise -- and that political leaders in Washington want nothing to do with. —  CounterPunch
  • "One thing I really despise is a frontrunner," O'Neal said Wednesday before the Suns 'game in Miami. —  East Valley Tribune - Today's Top Stories
  • That Sacha will make fun of anything - anything the elites disdain or despise, that is. —  A conservative blog for peace
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  1. Middle English despisen, from Old French despire, despis-, from Latin dēspicere : dē-, de- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English despisen, dispisen, from Old French despiser, despicer, despise, from despis, despiz, past participle of despire, despier, dispire, despise, from Latin despicere, look down upon, despise, scorn, from de, down, + specere, look at, behold: see species, spectacle, spy. Cf. despicient, despect, despite.
 

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/dɛsˈpaɪz/
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