Both Uses
despise
in
Burned, by Ellen Hopkins
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- I'm trying hard to despise Dad for what he did to me.†
*despise = dislike strongly and look down upon
- Easy enough come Sunday to find things to despise, starting with Bishop Crandall, sitting up front, defining at least three of my favorite swear words.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(despise) to dislike strongly and to look down upon with disrespect
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)