despise
v. B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˈspaɪz// UK //dɪspˈaɪz// de·spise
v. to feel a strong dislike for someone or something. You use it when you think a person or thing is very bad or unworthy.
v. to regard with intense dislike or contempt. Transitive; always takes a direct object.
I despise people who are rude to waiters.
She despised the noise of the city and moved to the quiet countryside.
He despised the hypocrisy of politicians who preach honesty while hiding their own scandals from the public eye.
From Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspicere (“to look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“to look at”). Displaced native Old English forsēon.
Usage
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object.