disesteem

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/ˌdɪsəˈstiːm/

noun

Lack of esteem; disregard.

Similar
disrespect
Opposite
esteem
OriginEnglish esteem ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

noundisesteem (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLack of esteem; disregard.

    Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs.

    1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC
verbdisesteem (third-person singular simple present disesteems, present participle disesteeming, simple past and past participle disesteemed)

present singular third person disesteems · participle present disesteeming · participle past disesteemed · past disesteemed

  1. To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe state in which esteem has been lost

Opposite
esteem
Broader
dishonordishonour

verbhave little or no respect for; hold in contempt

Similar
disrespect
Opposite
esteem
Broader
seeconsiderreckon
Also see
despisedisregarddisreputedisrespectinfamylook down onscornslight

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Englishesteem
  11. Englishdisesteem

From dis- + esteem.

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MLA

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Chicago

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