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Despised as an Adjective
Definitions of "Despised" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Despised" as an adjective (3 Words)
Associations of "Despised" (30 Words)

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.*