despise despisal • despisedness · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · despise · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) look down on with disdain. Synonyms: contemn, scorn, disdain. Examples: "He despises the people he has to work for." "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · contemn · · Synonym 1 scorn · · Synonym 2 disdain · · Synonym 3 Characters · · d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073