despise
/dɪˈspaɪz/verb
उच्चारण डिस्पाइज़
घृणा करना, तुच्छ समझना, नफ़रत करना
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[T] ~ sb/sth (for sth)
to dislike and have no respect for somebody or something
घृणा करना, तुच्छ समझना, नफ़रत करना
- She despises people who cheat.
- He despised himself for lying to his mother.
- I despise people who are rude to waiters.
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- Students despise teachers who show favouritism, but they respect fair ones.
- He knew his friends would despise him if he told a lie.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
despise + noun/pronoun
A strong word: to feel contempt for somebody or something. It is transitive.
तीव्र शब्द: किसी के प्रति तिरस्कार महसूस करना। यह सकर्मक है।
- He despised liars.
- She despises laziness.
despise + gerund
A gerund can follow to show the action that is hated.
जिस कार्य से घृणा हो उसे दिखाने के लिए gerund आ सकता है।
- I despise being late.
- He despises cheating in exams.
despise sb for + noun/gerund
'For' gives the reason for the contempt.
तिरस्कार का कारण 'for' से बताया जाता है।
- Radhika despised him for his greed.
- They despise the officer for taking bribes.
despise vs hate
'Despise' includes looking down on someone as low; 'hate' is only strong dislike.
'Despise' में किसी को नीचा समझने का भाव है; 'hate' केवल तीव्र नापसंद है।
- I hate Mondays, but I despise dishonesty.
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adverb + despise
utterlysecretlyopenlydeeplygenuinely
- He secretly despised the manager.
despise + noun
cowardiceflatteryarrogancehypocrisygreed
- Most students despise flattery.
despise + person
the enemya liara traitoroneselfa bully
- He despised himself for lying.
be despised by
by allby his colleaguesby the people
- The tax collector was despised by the villagers.
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- She despised people who spoke rudely to waiters.
वह उन लोगों को तुच्छ समझती थी जो वेटरों से रूखेपन से बोलते थे।
- Radhika despises cheating in any form.
राधिका किसी भी रूप में नकल करने से घृणा करती है।
- He despised himself for breaking his promise.
वचन तोड़ने के लिए उसने स्वयं को धिक्कारा।
- The king was despised by his own people.
राजा को उसकी अपनी प्रजा ही तुच्छ समझती थी।
- Do not despise small beginnings.
छोटी शुरुआतों को तुच्छ मत समझिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I despise to be late.
✓ I despise being late.
'Despise' takes a gerund, not a to-infinitive.
'Despise' के बाद gerund आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ He despised at his enemy.
✓ He despised his enemy.
'Despise' is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Despise' सकर्मक है; उसके बाद preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ She is despised of everybody.
✓ She is despised by everybody.
The doer in the passive is introduced by 'by'.
Passive में कर्ता से पहले 'by' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Despise, hate and detest express dislike in different degrees and tones.
Despise, hate और detest नापसंदगी को अलग-अलग स्तर और स्वर में व्यक्त करते हैं।
Dislike plus looking down on someone as worthless.
नापसंदगी के साथ किसी को बेकार या नीचा समझना।
- He despises bullies.
Strong dislike, often for things or habits.
तीव्र नापसंदगी, प्रायः चीज़ों या आदतों के लिए।
- I detest cold coffee.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
de·spise
§Grammar and usage
The adjective is despicable (deserving to be despised), spelt with -ic-.
Adjective despicable (घृणित) है, जिसकी spelling में -ic- आता है।