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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the state in which esteem has been lost;


VERB (1)

1. have little or no respect for; hold in contempt;
[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. [1913 Webster] Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] But if this sacred gift you disesteem. --Denham. [1913 Webster] Qualities which society does not disesteem. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] 2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to be regarded with disfavor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed, Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed? --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
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]