Disesteem — Defs

01 n. Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike; disfavor; disrepute.

1.
Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike; disfavor; disrepute.
“Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs.” — Milton.

02 v. t. To feel an absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor or slight contempt; to slight.

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.