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The state in which esteem has been lost
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disesteem
Word definitions for disesteem in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disesteemed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disesteeming .] 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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the state in which esteem has been lost [ant: esteem ] v. have little or no respect for; hold in contempt [syn: disrespect ] [ant: respect , respect ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. want of esteem; disregard. vb. To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.
Usage examples of disesteem.
An officer of the law charged with duties of the highest dignity and utmost gravity, and held in hereditary disesteem by a populace having a criminal ancestry.
In the individual, toping is regarded with disesteem, but toping nations are in the forefront of civilization and power.
This France could no antagonist disesteem, To spurn at heel and confiscate her brood.
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.
Nay, it is weakness and disesteem of a man's self to put a man's life upon such liedger performances.
Nay, it is weakness and disesteem of a man’s self to put a man’s life upon such liedger performances.