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disesteem
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DISESTEEM
n.[dis and esteem. ] Want of esteem; slight dislike; disregard. It expresses less than hatred or contempt.
DISESTEEM
v.t.To dislike in a moderate degree; to consider with disregard, disapprobation, dislike or slight contempt; to slight. But if this sacred gift you disesteem.
DISESTEEMED
pp. Disliked; slighted.
DISESTEEMING
ppr. Disliking; slighting.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DISESTEEM
DISESTEEM Dis `es *teem ", n.
Defn: Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike; disfavor; disrepute. Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs. Milton.
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. But if this sacred gift you disesteem. Denham. Qualities which society does not disesteem. Ld. Lytton.
2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to be regarded with disfavor. [Obs. ] What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed, Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed B. Jonson.
DISESTEEMER
DISESTEEMER Dis `es *teem "er, n.
Defn: One who disesteems. Boyle.
New American Oxford Dictionary
disesteem
dis es teem |ˌdisiˈstēm ˌdɪsəˈstim | dated ▶noun low esteem or regard: language is not insulting unless it is intended to show contempt or disesteem. ▶verb [ with obj. ] have a low opinion of.
Oxford Dictionary
disesteem
dis |es ¦teem |dɪsɪˈstiːm, dɪsɛ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] low esteem or regard: her disesteem for institutionalized medicine now heightened to aversion. ▶verb [ with obj. ] formal have a low opinion of: novels and short stories have been disesteemed.
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