to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value

The two groups despise each other. 这两个团体相互鄙视。

She despised him for the way he treated her sister. 他那样对待她姐姐让她感到很厌恶。

He despised himself for being such a coward. 他厌恶自己竟然如此懦弱。

Synonyms: disdain scorn