All 5 Uses of
despise
in
Washington Square
- "I despise it," Morris declared.†
Chpt 16 *
- "As if they despised you!" said Catherine passionately.†
Chpt 26
- And Morris, Morris, you must never despise me!†
Chpt 26
- The gesture was so incongruous to the condition she was in, this stately tribute of respect to a poor girl despised and forsaken was so out of place, that the thing gave her a kind of horror, and she hurried away to her room.†
Chpt 30
- And he told me to tell you he hoped you wouldn't despise him."†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(despise) to dislike strongly and to look down upon with disrespect