disesteem Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state in which esteem has been lost
  2. verb have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
    disrespect.

WordNet

Dis`es*teem" noun
Definitions
  1. Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike; disfavor; disrepute.
    Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs. Milton.
Dis`es*teem" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Disesteemed ; present participle & verbal noun Disesteeming
Definitions
  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 1913