Despise Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Despise crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on September 20 2023 USA Today Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Despise has a total of 4 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | HATE | Despise | USA Today |
| 20% | ABHORS | Despises | New York Times |
| 20% | BITTERENEMY | Despised rival (... letters 4-8) | Universal |
| 20% | LOATHE | Absolutely despise | USA Today |
| 20% | HATED | Despised | Thomas Joseph |
Definition
| • | To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy. |
| • | To be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a substantive clause with that; as, to hate to get into debt; to hate that anything should be wasted. |
| • | To love less, relatively. |
| • | Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; -- opposed to love. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- USA Today: Sep 20, 2023
- USA Today: Sep 8, 2023
- New York Times: Jul 3, 2023
- Newsday: Jun 26, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: May 18, 2023
- USA Today: Apr 8, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Apr 4, 2023
- Newsday: Feb 21, 2023
- LA Times: Feb 15, 2023
- USA Today: Jan 1, 2023
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