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Definition
to dislike strongly and to look down upon with disrespect
- I know he despises being useless, sitting still while war overtakes us.Book 5 — Exodus (29% in)
despises = dislikes strongly and looks down upon
- Heaven only knows how she must have despised her pale rat of a cowering mistress.Book 2 — Revelation (9% in)
- God despises a coward who runs while others stand and suffer.Book 3 — Judges (37% in)
- The women seemed to despise him especially.Book 3 — Judges (84% in)
- It was the most despicable day of my life.Book 4 — Bel and the Serpent (57% in)
- Does she look at me and despise her loss?Book 5 — Exodus (24% in)
- Rachel I could only despise more if I knew for sure which way to direct my ire, presumably South Africa, where I guess she's finally hit paydirt with her exceeding whiteness and mercenary husband.Book 5 — Exodus (42% in)
- Adah the bridled entitled, Adah authorized to despise one and all.Book 5 — Exodus (48% in)
- I pitied them, despised them, and silently willed them back home on the first boat.Book 5 — Exodus (60% in)
- I despised him.Book 5 — Exodus (92% in)
- He was a despicable man.Book 5 — Exodus (92% in)
There are no more uses of "despise" in The Poisonwood Bible.
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