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English Dictionary: disesteem by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disesteem
n
  1. the state in which esteem has been lost [ant: esteem, regard, respect]
v
  1. have little or no respect for; hold in contempt [syn: disrespect, disesteem]
    Antonym(s): esteem, prise, prize, respect, value
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, n.
      Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike;
      disfavor; disrepute.
  
               Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disesteemed}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Disesteeming}.]
      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.
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