Disesteem /(?)/

Dis·es·teem

Disesteem

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

Disesteem

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.
    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?