Despise vs. Misprize — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Despise and Misprize
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Despise
Feel contempt or a deep repugnance for
He despised himself for being selfish
Misprize
To despise.
Despise
To regard with contempt or scorn
Despised all cowards and flatterers.
Misprize
To undervalue.
Despise
To dislike intensely; loathe
Despised the frigid weather in January.
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Misprize
To despise or hold in contempt; to undervalue.
Despise
To regard with contempt or scorn.
James still despises his brother for the time he pushed him out of a tree during their childhood.
Misprize
Contempt.
Despise
To disregard or ignore.
Misprize
To slight or undervalue.
O, for those vanished hours, so much misprized!
I do not blame them, madam, nor misprize.
Despise
To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
Despise
Look down on with disdain;
He despises the people he has to work for
The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
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