despise

Questions about despise

What does despise mean?

despise means "look down on with disdain".

How many syllables are in despise?

despise has 2 syllables: de-spise. The stress falls on "spise". In IPA it is /dɪˈspaɪz/.

What is another word for despise?

Close synonyms include contemn, scorn, disdain. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is despise a common word?

despise is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.