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Despise vs. Misprize — What's the Difference?

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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