de·spise [dih-spahyz]
verb (used with object), de·spised, de·spis·ing.
1. to detest; loathe; to feel repugnance for:
- She despised him for being drunk.
Origin[]
1250-1300; Middle English despisen < Old French despis-, stem of despire < Latin dēspicere; see despicable
Synonyms[]
1. contemn, hate, abhor, dislike, deplore.
Antonyms[]
1. admire, adore, like.