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despised

/dɪˈspaɪzd/ /dɪˈspaɪst/

Meanings
verb
To regard with contempt or scorn.

Examples :

"He despised cleaning his room and always put it off. "
emotion attitude

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viewed verb

/vjuːd/

To look at.

"The video was viewed by millions of people."

Illustration behavior

behavior noun

[bɪˈheɪvjə] [bɪˈheɪvjɚ]

Human conduct relative to social norms.

"The child's disruptive behavior in class was a concern for the teacher. "

Illustration boring

boring verb

/ˈbɔːɹɪŋ/

To inspire boredom in somebody.

"The teacher's monotone voice bored the students during the long history lecture. "

Illustration skipped

skipped verb

/skɪpt/ /skɪpd/

To move by hopping on alternate feet.

"She will skip from one end of the sidewalk to the other."

Illustration always

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

Illustration regard

regard noun

/ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd/

A steady look, a gaze.

"My mother's steady regard softened my anger. "

Illustration contempt

contempt noun

/kənˈtɛmpt/

The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

"His contempt for the new teacher was obvious; he scoffed at her ideas and ignored her instructions. "

Illustration disregard

disregard noun

/dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/

The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.

"His complete disregard for the safety rules led to an accident. "

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

Son of the same parents as another person.

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

Illustration lectures

lectures noun

/ˈlɛkt͡ʃəz/ /ˈlɛkt͡ʃɚz/

A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.

"During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture."

Illustration ignore

ignore verb

/ɪɡˈnɔː/ /ɪɡˈnɔɹ/

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

"A problem ignored is a problem doubled."

Illustration cleaning

cleaning verb

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

To remove dirt from a place or object.

"Can you clean the windows today?"