Despise /(?)/

De·spise

Despise

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Despised; p. pr. & vb. n. Despising

  1. 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.
    — Prov. i. 7.
    Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
    — Jowett (Thucyd. ).