Despise
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To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; toscorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Prov. i. 7.Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who donot give way to them. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
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more than hate very very strong wordd
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To dislike something or someone very much, can be acompanied with overacted emotional responses when subject is noticed.
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Feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.
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Despise basically means the same [exact] thing as the word Hate. Despise means you dont enjoy something or you dont like [the thing] you are despising. Despise means you hate something and you want it to not [exist]. Despise just means the same thing as Hate.
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