to have a low opinion of
51Despised — Despise De*spise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despising}.] [OF. despis , in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de + spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}, and cf.… …
52Despising — Despise De*spise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despising}.] [OF. despis , in some forms of despire to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon, despise; de + spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}, and cf.… …
53C. Virginia Fields — is the former Borough President of Manhattan, elected in 1997 and reelected in 2001. Her term expired in January 2006. Overview C. (Clara) Virginia Fields was born in Birmingham, Alabama circa 1946 and received her B.A. from Knoxville College in… …
54despise — de|spise [dıˈspaız] v [T not in progressive] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: despire, from Latin despicere to look down on , from specere to look ] to dislike and have a low opinion of someone or something ▪ She despised her neighbours …
55mudslinging — mud|sling|ing [ˈmʌdslıŋıŋ] n [U] when someone says bad and often untrue things about someone in order to make other people have a low opinion of them ▪ There has been a lot of political mudslinging in the battle for votes. >mudslinger n …
56credulous — [[t]kre̱ʤʊləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived. ...quack doctors charming money out of the… …
57dignify — [[t]dɪ̱gnɪfaɪ[/t]] dignifies, dignifying, dignified 1) VERB To dignify something means to make it impressive. [LITERARY] [V n] It is the function of tragic literature to dignify sorrow and disaster... [V n] The gatepost was dignified by the… …
58hate campaign — hate campaigns N COUNT: usu sing A hate campaign is a series of actions which are intended to harm or upset someone, or to make other people have a low opinion of them. The media has waged a virulent hate campaign against her …
59irrelevance — [[t]ɪre̱lɪv(ə)ns[/t]] irrelevances 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n If you talk about the irrelevance of something, you mean that it is irrelevant. ...the utter irrelevance of the debate. Ant: relevance 2) N COUNT If you describe something as an… …
60irrelevancy — [[t]ɪre̱lɪv(ə)nsi[/t]] irrelevancies N COUNT If you describe something as an irrelevancy, you have a low opinion of it because it is not important in a situation. Why was he wasting her time with these irrelevancies? Syn: irrelevance …
