The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disesteemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disesteeming.]
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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.
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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.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: disesteem)
Usage examples of "disesteemed".
A jester at the court of his master, indulged and disesteemed, winning a clement master's praise.
The prostitute is disesteemed today, not because her trade involves anything intrinsically degrading or even disagreeable, but because she is currently assumed to have been driven into it by dire necessity, against her dignity and inclination.