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Disesteem
Pronunciation : Dis`es*teem"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike; disfavor; disrepute. Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dis`es*teem"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To feel an absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor or slight contempt; to slight. But if this sacred gift you disesteem. Denham. Qualities which society does not disesteem. Ld. Lytton.
2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to be regarded with disfavor. [Obs.] What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed, Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed B. Jonson.
t. [imp. & p. p. Disesteemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disesteeming.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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