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despise

/dɪˈspʌɪz/

US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈspʌɪz/
dɪˈspʌɪz
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

dɪ - ˈspʌɪz -> despise

Myanmar meaning

(vt) စက်ဆုပ်သည်။အထင်အမြင်သေးသည်။

Full entry

despise /dÇ'spaÇz/ v

( not in the continuous tenses) အထင်အမြင် သေးသည်။ စက်ဆုပ်ရွံရှာသည်။ despise sb's hypocrisy/meanness. ❍ Strike-breakers are often despised by their fellow workers.

More examples
  • I despised him for the way he treated his children.
Synonyms
loathe, scorn, look down on, hate, spurn, deride, abhor, abominate, allergic to, contemn, detest, disdain, disregard, eschew, execrate, feel contempt, feel contempt for, flout, have no use for, look down nose at, misprize, neglect, put down, reject, renounce, repudiate, revile, shun, slight, snub, undervalue, wipe out
Antonyms
accept, admire, adore, appreciate, approve, cherish, like, love, praise, respect
Cross references
loathescornlook down onhatespurnderideabhorabominateallergic tocontemndetestdisdaindisregardeschewexecratefeel contemptfeel contempt forflouthave no use forlook down nose atmisprizeneglectput downrejectrenouncerepudiaterevileshun
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