despise

BrE /dɪˈspaɪz/ AmE /dɪˈspaɪz/

verb en → es

past despised pp despised ing despising

1 HATE/LOATH [transitive] B1

to hate someone or something very much and to think that they are worthless, bad, etc.

odiar, despreciar, aborrecer

  • despise somebody/something

Collocations despise someone's attitude · despise a person's behavior

  • She despises her stepmother.

    Ella odia a su madrastra.

2 DISREGARD [transitive] B2

to think that something is not important or worth considering, and to refuse to accept it.

despreciar, menospreciar, ignorar

  • despise something

Collocations despise someone's opinion · despise a person's suggestion

  • He despises the idea of working for free.

    Él desprecia la idea de trabajar gratis.