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Definition
to dislike strongly and to look down upon with disrespect
- I'm trying hard to despise Dad for what he did to me.
- 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.
There are no more uses of "despise" in Burned by Ellen Hopkins.
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