disesteem
Lack of respect
Disesteem is a lack of respect or regard for someone or something.
The word functions as both noun and verb: He was held in disesteem by his colleagues; They disesteemed his contributions.
It's a formal, somewhat literary term—most speakers would simply say disrespect or look down on.
Scornful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
abhorrence · antipathy · repugnance · aversion · detestation · disgust · odium · disrepute
Lose value over time
- underestimateJudge too low
- diminishTo make smaller
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
- devalueReduce perceived worth
underrate · minimize · discount · trivialize · overlook · neglect · slight · underappreciate
disdain
Scornful disregard
revulsion · abhorrence · antipathy · repugnance · aversion · detestation · disgust · odium · disrepute · ignominy
depreciate
Lose value over time
- underestimateJudge too low
- diminishTo make smaller
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
devalue · underrate · minimize · discount · trivialize · overlook · neglect · slight · underappreciate · sell short
belittle
To make something seem unimportant
sneer · ridicule · demean · deprecate · dismiss · insult · slight · snub · spurn · vilify
shun
Deliberately keep away
brush-off · disown · disavow · exclude · rebuff · cold shoulder · cast out · blackball · banish · pariah
disesteemesteem
Favorable opinion of worth
respect · regard · admiration · veneration · reverence
disesteemfavor
Kind act or preference
approbation · approval · acclaim · praise · commendation
disesteemhonor
High regard, moral dignity
renown · prestige · repute · distinction · good standing
estimate, esteem, estimation, self-esteem, esteemed, estimable, esteems, esteeming