All 11 Uses
despise
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Uglies
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- Four days later take the side you despise...
p. 108.7 *despise = dislike strongly and look down upon
- " 'Four days later take the side you despise,' " she quoted Shay's note.†
p. 154.6
- The Side You Despise†
p. 158.1
- Tally rode into the growing darkness, her eyes peeled for any signs of the next clue—"Four days later take the side you despise"—and for whatever other surprises the night would bring.†
p. 160.6
- "Four days later take the side you despise," Tally muttered.†
p. 161.1
- Which river did she despise?†
p. 161.1
- Or which one would Shay think she despised?†
p. 161.1despised = disliked strongly and looked down upon
- Maybe one led toward something despicable that would be visible in daylight.†
p. 161.2despicable = terrible (vile; disgusting) -- worthy of being strongly disliked and looked down uponstandard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
- If she'd meant this junction, wouldn't it be "take the direction you despise"?†
p. 161.5despise = dislike strongly and look down upon
- "The side you despise," Tally mumbled, remembering something.†
p. 161.5
- Which was worse: a friend with brain damage, or one who despised you?†
p. 384.9despised = disliked strongly and looked down upon
Definitions:
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(1)
(despise) to dislike strongly and to look down upon with disrespect
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)