disesteem

American  

[dis-i-steem] / ˌdɪs ɪˈstim /

verb (used with object)

1. to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.

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noun

1. lack of esteem; disfavor; low regard.

disesteem British  

/ ˌdɪsɪˈstiːm /

verb

1. (tr) to think little of

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noun

1. lack of esteem

Etymology

Origin of disesteem

First recorded in 1585–95; dis- ¹ + esteem

Example Sentences

In 2021, popular Christian author Beth Moore publicly abandoned the SBC over "attitudes among some key Christian leaders that smacked of misogyny, objectification and astonishing disesteem of women."

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023

That was the spirit of the Holyoke Center, a building that is held in disesteem by the entire universe.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2015

By the time his second great war is upon him, Blimp is the grand old lobster of the cartoon, angry, hurt and bewildered to find his age and his military experience in disesteem.

From Time Magazine Archive

For many years, once I was sensible that she exaggerated or fabricated the tales she told me, I bore the humiliation of this mark of her disesteem.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

It has not sprung from vanity, but from anxiety for his reputation, lest the disfavour of a Court should by some be considered as an indication of general disesteem or a proof of professional demerit.'

From The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Abbey, Charles J. (Charles John)