esteem

/ɪˈstiːm/ noun [U]

Definition

› respect for or a good opinion of someone: She has long been held in high esteem by the bankers who know her.

(Definition of esteem noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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