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The phrase "despised by" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used when you want to express that someone or something is disliked or considered inferior by another person or group. For example, "The old man was despised by his neighbors for his reclusive behavior."
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He was despised by many.
That meant he was despised by some.
It was despised by the establishment.
Despised by some, he is also in demand.
She died despised by both the French and the English.
A brutal job, barge-hauling was despised by all.
They are despised by locals, humiliated often and even assaulted.
They have been widely despised by their neighbors for centuries.
The immigrants, Doctorow writes, "were despised by New Yorkers.
Smith, a Catholic despised by the Klan, favored Underwood's plank.
The occupying forces were despised by the locals.
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