Used in a Sentence

despised

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for despised.

Editorial note

You're right that crime (especially in Scandinavia which is highly peaceable) is one reason why certain communities are despised.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Hated; viewed with scorn.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of despised gathered in one view.

adjective

Hated; viewed with scorn.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for despised.

Example sentences

1

You're right that crime (especially in Scandinavia which is highly peaceable) is one reason why certain communities are despised.

2

I came of age in the era of the mainframe and I despised the lack of personal control.

3

I knew sysv/openrc/bsdinit and I liked them so for the first month or two I utterly despised systemd.

4

The US organized a coup, removing liberal elected prime minister of Iran to bring back the king Iranians despised and have effectively overthrown.

5

SF current administrator is a company despised by many of their end users.

6

There was only one period where I was in a job that I truly, utterly, despised.

7

The current state of MRA might be sad, but they are generally despised first and foremost because men who complain are not respectable men.

8

I just had this vision of a post apocalyptic USA plagued by famine, crime, disease and the ever despised FCC license enforcement officers.

9

Traditional banks have always despised the poor.

10

But even in those places I'm pretty sure we aren't nearly as despised as certain 2 Asian nationalities, or even as much as American military.

11

I worked for a company out of college that I despised.

12

I totally despised my computer class where we were taught logo.

Quote examples

1

Victims of loan-sharks, (one of the most despised kind of scum going back to the antiquity), also "voluntarily accept" the conditions attached to their loans.

2

It's a disservice to dismiss it as "xenophobia" or something else when these people are heavily despised everywhere they go in Europe, and for obvious reasons.

3

"Geek" and/or "Nerd" were interchangable in the 80s meant someone that was despised by society.

4

This is a meaning for "publican" much older than pubs, and the also the meaning of "publican" as described in Wikipedia [0] and as many of us have learned at school about Gospel of Luke (where this role of a despised tax collector or collaborator with the occupying Roman empire was at heart of the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use despised in a sentence?

You're right that crime (especially in Scandinavia which is highly peaceable) is one reason why certain communities are despised.

What does despised mean?

Hated; viewed with scorn.

What part of speech is despised?

despised is commonly used as adjective.