1
as in hating
to dislike strongly
I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!
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2
as in disregarding
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
a traitor hated and despised by the whole community
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Recent Examples of despising
That’s not the case with Bertha’s son, Larry (Harry Richardson), who seems to have joined his father in absolutely despising Bertha by the end of the season.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for despising
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At age 47, the orange tabby is still hating Mondays and loving lasagna from his home in Muncie.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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Then something shifts, and the movie unleashes a gauntlet of sadistic violence that's very effective at making the same viewers who found these characters intensely annoying a few scenes ago feel guilty for ever hating them.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Consistently disregarding your wellbeing.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Cook’s attorneys said the government was disregarding facts in her case.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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The new normal is forgetting yesterday’s scandals in order to make room in our overcrowded brains for tomorrow’s.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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The action-adventure comedy directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado centers on lifelong best friends forgetting about themselves.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Despising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despising. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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