All 7 Uses of
despise
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- She had recognized this fact after having tried to love a thief, the only man who wanted her; but after a short time, she perceived that the thief despised her.†
Chpt 1.6.3 *despised = disliked strongly and looked down upon
- Let us read what Manon says on the matter: 'Where women are honored, the divinities are rejoiced; where they are despised, it is useless to pray to God.†
Chpt 2.7.4
- "Oh!" said the young girl, without raising her eyes, "do not despise me, monseigneur Phoebus.†
Chpt 2.7.8despise = dislike strongly and look down upon
- "Despise you, my pretty child!" replied the officer with an air of superior and distinguished gallantry, "despise you, ~tête-Dieu~!†
Chpt 2.7.8
- "Despise you, my pretty child!" replied the officer with an air of superior and distinguished gallantry, "despise you, ~tête-Dieu~!†
Chpt 2.7.8
- I ought not to despise you, but to hate you.†
Chpt 2.7.8
- I was only made for that, soiled, despised, dishonored, but what matters it?†
Chpt 2.7.8despised = disliked strongly and looked down upon
Definition:
to dislike strongly and to look down upon with disrespect