verb/despɾeˈθjaɾ/
to despise, to scorn
Synonyms: abominar, desdeñar, detestar, odiar
Related: despreciable, despreciador, despreciativo, desprecio
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish preciar Spanish despreciar From des- + preciar.; compare Latin depretiāre (whence depreciar). Compare Portuguese desprezar, Italian disprezzare.