Thesaurus: mesprise
Contempt; scorn.
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Definitions
- n. Contempt; scorn.
- n. Misadventure; ill-success.
- 1. Contempt; scorn. [Obs.] 2. Etym: [Perh. for F. méprise mistake. Cf. Misprision.] Misadventure; ill-success. [Obs.] Spenser.
- Misadventure; ill-success. [Obs.] Spenser.