despised

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despised

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of despise The little boy loved peas but despised spinach.

adjective more despised · most despised

  1. Hated; viewed with scorn. The dictator's cruelty made him the most despised person in the region.

Opposite: cherished, treasured, undespised

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: scorned, hated, unloved, detested, flouted, abhorred, reviled, loathed, abominated, spurned, maligned, shunned, disdained, contemned, derided, execrated

adjective

Opposite: cherished, treasured, undespised

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adj hated; viewed with scorn

हिन्दीतिरस्कृत tiraskŕt

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@misc{despised_2026,
  title = {despised},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/despised},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}