despise meaning

Definition of despise

1. 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

   Synonyms: contemn, scorn, disdain

   Type of: hate

   Kinds: look down on

   Related forms: despising, despisal

How to pronounce despise

despise is pronounced /dɪˈspaɪz/ in British English and /dɪˈspaɪz/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with despise

• rise
• arise
• surprise
• size
• wise
• prize
• advise
• comprise
• devise
• revise
• disguise
• eyes
• generalize
• flies
• guise
• allies
• demise
• chastise