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The synonyms of “Despised” are: detested, hated, scorned
Despised as an Adjective
Definitions of "Despised" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “despised” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- Treated with dislike or contempt.
Synonyms of "Despised" as an adjective (3 Words)
detested | Treated with dislike or contempt. |
hated | Treated with dislike or contempt. |
scorned | Treated with dislike or contempt. |
Associations of "Despised" (30 Words)
anger | Fill someone with anger provoke anger in. The news angered him. |
barrack | Lodge in barracks. The granary in which the platoons were barracked. |
condemning | Containing or imposing condemnation or censure. |
contemn | Treat or regard with contempt. It lay in Deronda s nature usually to contemn the feeble. |
contempt | A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous. It is no wonder journalists are held in such contempt. |
defiance | Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude. The demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings. |
denunciation | A public act of denouncing. Denunciation of his reckless methods. |
despite | Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. She wanted neither favor nor despite. |
disaffection | A state or feeling of being dissatisfied, especially with people in authority or a system of control. There is growing disaffection with large corporations. |
discourtesy | An impolite act or remark. The fact that MPs were not kept informed was an extraordinary discourtesy. |
discredit | Cause to be distrusted or disbelieved. His explanation for the phenomenon was soon discredited. |
disdain | Look down on with disdain. She remained standing pointedly disdaining his invitation to sit down. |
disgust | Strong feelings of dislike. The sight filled her with disgust. |
disrepute | The state of being held in low esteem by the public. One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute. |
disrespect | A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous. A young brave who disrespects his elders. |
flout | Openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention. The advertising code is being flouted. |
hatred | The emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action. Racial hatred. |
hostility | A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition. He could not conceal his hostility. |
indignity | An affront to one’s dignity or self-esteem. The indignity of needing financial help. |
insult | A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect. He saw the book as a deliberate insult to the Church. |
repugnance | Intense disgust. Our repugnance at the bleeding carcasses. |
repulsion | The force by which bodies repel one another. People talk about the case with a mixture of fascination and repulsion. |
ridicule | Subject to laughter or ridicule. His theory was ridiculed and dismissed. |
scoff | An object of ridicule. Scoffs of disbelief. |
scorn | Refuse to do something because one is too proud. A letter scorning his offer of intimacy. |
sicken | Get sick. The mold on the food sickened the diners. |
sneering | The action of smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner. Spoke in a sneering jeering manner. |
snide | Derogatory or mocking in an indirect way. Makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one. |
undisguised | Plain to see. Undisguised curiosity. |
withering | Intended to make someone feel humiliated; scornful. The guns opened a withering fire. |