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• v  look down on with disdain
  He despises the people he has to work for

• Even the most hardline Islamic clerics, who despise the United States, have been shocked into silence by the attacks.
• For once, the actress seems outside her character, cuing the audience to pity Stella here, despise her there.
• Channel V's Asha Gill senses the frustration: "A lot of Asians despise us because we get all the jobs, but if I've bothered to learn several languages and understand several .

• contemn
• scorn
• disdain

News & Articles

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• Glenn Beck on Washington: 'I despise that city'
  Glenn Beck on Washington: 'I despise that city'
  June 18, 2013 - The Washington Times
• College cooking with rice and beans made easy
  If you're like me and hate to cook, there is finally hope. I’m not a very good chef. I don’t have the patience to stand around in the kitchen all day to make a meal, and I despise cleaning up after I’m done.
  June 18, 2013 - Independent Florida Alligator

Quotes

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• President Bush in Press Media Wire
  The advance of liberty is opposed by terrorists and extremists -- evil men who despise freedom, despise America and aim to subject millions to their violent rule,Bush told the assembly.
• John McCain in USA Today
  We are fighting a war in two countries and we're in a global struggle with violent extremists who despise us,said McCain.
• Shaquille O'Neal in Washington Post
  One thing I really despise is a front-runner,O'Neal said Wednesday. "I know for a fact he's a master of panic and when it gets time for his team to go into the postseason and do certain things, he will let them down because of his panic."