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Definition
to dislike strongly and to look down upon with disrespect
- He respected that, for what he despised above all was weakness.Twelve (21% in)
- He'd despised his father, as Julie had despised the men who'd moved in and out of her life.Twenty-one (56% in)
- He'd despised his father, as Julie had despised the men who'd moved in and out of her life.Twenty-one (56% in)
- She decided she absolutely despised this guy.Thirty-three (13% in)
There are no more uses of "despise" in The Guardian.
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