As a verb despise
is to regard with contempt or scorn.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
despise
English
Verb
(despis)
To regard with contempt or scorn.
Synonyms
* scorn
* See also
*contempt
Antonyms
* honor
* respect
* revere
Derived terms
* despisal
* despicable
Related terms
* despect
* despection
See also
* vilipend
External links
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x
Translingual
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wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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, page=X
, NATO=X-ray
, Morse=–··–
, Character=X
, Braille=?
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Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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