disesteem

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ esteem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsəˈstiːm/

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Noun

disesteem (uncountable)

1. Lack of esteem; disregard.
   • 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:

     Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs.

Verb

disesteem (third-person singular simple present disesteems, present participle disesteeming, simple past and past participle disesteemed)

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

References

• Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 130

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