1) Abhor 2) Be unable to stand 3) Consider beneath contempt 4) Contemn 5) Detest 6) Disdain 7) Dislike to the max 8) Execrate 9) Feel contempt for 10) French word used in English 11) Hate 12) Hate to death 13) Loathe 14) Look down on 15) Look down on with disdain 16) Not at all like 17) Not fancy at all Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/despise
• (v. t.) To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/despise/
De·spise' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Despised ; present participle & verbal noun Despising .] [ Old French despis- , in some forms of despire to despise, from Latin despicere , despectum ,... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/47