misprize

or mis·prise

[ mis-prahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·prized, mis·priz·ing.

1. to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.

misprize

/ mɪsˈpraɪz /

verb

1. to fail to appreciate the value of; undervalue or disparage

Other Words From

• mis·prizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of misprize¹

1300–50; Middle English misprise < Middle French mesprisier, equivalent to mes- mis- ¹ + prisier to prize ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of misprize¹

C15: from Old French mesprisier, from mes- mis- ¹+ prisier to prize ²

Example Sentences

Yet she would not speak her thought, lest he should misprize her.

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He could not conceive how a girl possessed of ordinary faculties could possibly misprize her father's gifts.

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People are too apt to misprize this sort of politeness of mere habit; yet, as far as it goes, it is an excellent thing.

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Yet I would not misprize the cats of Seville, which apparently have their money price.

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But of course she wasn't; youth will ever misprize till it must mourn its blessings.

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Related Words

• abhor
• deride
• detest
• disdain
• eschew
• hate
• loathe
• neglect
• reject
• repudiate
• revile
• scorn
• shun
• snub
• undervalue