despised in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

despised in the PONS Dictionary

despised Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to despise sb for sth
menospreciar a alguien por algo
to utterly despise/hate sb
despreciar/odiar profundamente a alguien
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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His father was a drunkard given to insensate rage, who despised his delicate son, not only for his supposed effeminacy, but also for his sensitivity and literary pretensions.
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To fail is to spend eternity linked to that which you have despised.
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He sincerely wanted peace, and therefore was despised by the whole world.
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His position was, however, not enviable; he was loathed and despised by all, and disliked even by his master.
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Both novels are about mercenaries in a future where they are despised and reviled by most people.
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He despised the upscale journalism of the daythe seriousness of tone, the phlegmatic dignity, the party affiliations, the sense of responsibility.
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A very un-ostentatious man, who despised flatterers and time-servers, throughout his life he repeatedly refused titles and honours, though his influence behind the scenes was immense.
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Most refugees are despised and are relegated to scrounging for the lowest day-laborer work.
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Dangerous to handle and hard to get to market, early oilmen despised it as a poor relation to its rich cousin crude oil.
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He dreaded the brutality and ignorance of the mob as much as he despised the avarice and ennui of the upper class.
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