Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

despise

in Vietnamese Sự căm ghét, khinh bỉ

BrE /dɪˈspaɪz/ AmE /dɪˈspaɪz/

verb en → vi

past despised pp despised ing despising

1 HATE [transitive] B2

Sự căm ghét, khinh bỉ

to hate someone or something very much, especially because you think they are bad and not worth considering

  • despise somebody/something

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

  • She despises people who are dishonest.

    Cô ấy khinh bỉ những người không trung thực.

2 DISREGARD [transitive] C1

Khinh miệt, khinh thường

to think that someone or something is not worth considering, because you believe they are bad and should be avoided

  • despise somebody/something

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

  • He despises all forms of corruption.

    Ông ta khinh miệt mọi hình thức tham nhũng.