Both Uses of
despise
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- Cowardice, . that's what it was… despicable cowardice… if I wasn't worried what would happen to you students without me, I'd resign in protest.'†
Chpt 32 *
- You would be protected by an ancient magic of which he knows, which he despises, and which he has always, therefore, underestimated — to his cost.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(despise) to dislike strongly and to look down upon with disrespect