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[syn: disrespect, disesteem]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, n.
Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike;
disfavor; disrepute.
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Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disesteemed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Disesteeming.]
1. To feel an absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor
or slight contempt; to slight.
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But if this sacred gift you disesteem. --Denham.
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Qualities which society does not disesteem. --Ld.
Lytton.
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2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to
be regarded with disfavor. [Obs.]
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What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed,
Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed? --B.
Jonson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
disesteem
n 1: the state in which esteem has been lost [ant: esteem,
regard, respect]
v 1: have little or no respect for; hold in contempt [syn:
disrespect, disesteem] [ant: esteem, prise,
prize, respect, value]