Overview of verb despise

The verb despise has 1 sense

• contemn, despise, scorn, disdain -- (look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately")

Overview of adj despised

The adj despised has 1 sense

• despised, detested, hated, scorned -- (treated with contempt)