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Noun despising has 1 sense
- despisal, despising - a feeling of scornful hatred
--1 is a kind of hate, hatred
Verb despise has 1 sense
- contemn, despise, scorn, disdain - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
--1 is one way to hate, detest
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot despise Sue
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