Collocations for "despise"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "despise" in context.
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despise
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- despise [violence, jealousy, racism]
- I (really) despise [people who, liars, con artists, politicians, criminals]
- despise the [world, country, notion, idea, man, way]
- despise him for [insulting, cheating, prying]
- despised him for his [behavior, personality, arrogance, actions]
- despise his [behavior, attitude]
- despise the [idea, thought, notion, smell] of
- despise all [bad wines, politicians, police]
- despised by [all, some, most, everybody]
- despised and [rejected, outlawed, banned]
'despise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):