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misprize
[ mis-prahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.
misprize
/ mɪsˈpraɪz /
verb
- to fail to appreciate the value of; undervalue or disparage
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- mis·prizer noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of misprize1
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Example Sentences
Yet she would not speak her thought, lest he should misprize her.
He could not conceive how a girl possessed of ordinary faculties could possibly misprize her father's gifts.
People are too apt to misprize this sort of politeness of mere habit; yet, as far as it goes, it is an excellent thing.
Yet I would not misprize the cats of Seville, which apparently have their money price.
But of course she wasn't; youth will ever misprize till it must mourn its blessings.
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