Definition of Disestiem
Dis`es*teem" (?), n. Want of
esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike; disfavor;
disrepute.
Disesteem and contempt of the public
affairs. Milton.
Dis`es*teem", v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Disesteemed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disesteeming.] 1. To feel an
absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor or slight contempt; to
slight.
But if this sacred gift you
disesteem. Denham.
Qualities which society does not
disesteem. Ld. Lytton.
2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into
disrepute; to cause to be regarded with disfavor. [Obs.]
What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed,
Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed? B.
Jonson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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