mis·prize (mĭs-prīz′) tr.v. mis·prized ,
mis·priz·ing ,
mis·priz·es 1. To despise.
2. To undervalue.
mis·priz′er n.
misprize (mɪsˈpraɪz ) or misprise vb to fail to appreciate the value of; undervalue or disparage
[C15: from Old French mesprisier, from mes- mis-1 + prisier to prize2 ]
mis•prize (mɪsˈpraɪz) v.t. -prized, -priz•ing. to despise; undervalue.
[1300–50; < Middle French
mesprisier =
mes- mis -
1 +
prisier to
prize 2 ]
misprize Past participle: misprizedGerund: misprizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative misprize misprize
Present I misprize you misprize he/she/it misprizes we misprize you misprize they misprize
Preterite I misprized you misprized he/she/it misprized we misprized you misprized they misprized
Present Continuous I am misprizing you are misprizing he/she/it is misprizing we are misprizing you are misprizing they are misprizing
Present Perfect I have misprized you have misprized he/she/it has misprized we have misprized you have misprized they have misprized
Past Continuous I was misprizing you were misprizing he/she/it was misprizing we were misprizing you were misprizing they were misprizing
Past Perfect I had misprized you had misprized he/she/it had misprized we had misprized you had misprized they had misprized
Future I will misprize you will misprize he/she/it will misprize we will misprize you will misprize they will misprize
Future Perfect I will have misprized you will have misprized he/she/it will have misprized we will have misprized you will have misprized they will have misprized
Future Continuous I will be misprizing you will be misprizing he/she/it will be misprizing we will be misprizing you will be misprizing they will be misprizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been misprizing you have been misprizing he/she/it has been misprizing we have been misprizing you have been misprizing they have been misprizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been misprizing you will have been misprizing he/she/it will have been misprizing we will have been misprizing you will have been misprizing they will have been misprizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been misprizing you had been misprizing he/she/it had been misprizing we had been misprizing you had been misprizing they had been misprizing
Conditional I would misprize you would misprize he/she/it would misprize we would misprize you would misprize they would misprize
Past Conditional I would have misprized you would have misprized he/she/it would have misprized we would have misprized you would have misprized they would have misprized