Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despised

/dɪspˈaɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
de-spised
IPA
/dɪspˈaɪzd/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of despise

adj

Hated; viewed with scorn.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more despised (comparative) most despised (superlative)

Derived Forms

despisedness

Synonyms

detested hated scorned

Antonyms

cherished treasured undespised

Rhymes With

surprised sized advised revised comprised devised disguised pint-sized baptized prized chastised surmised

Questions

How do you pronounce despised?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪspˈaɪzd/.
What does despised mean?
simple past and past participle of despise

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