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    contemn
    /kənˈtɛm/

    verb

    • 1. treat or regard with contempt: archaic "it lay in Deronda's nature usually to contemn the feeble"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › contemnContemn Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CONTEMN is to view or treat with contempt : scorn. How to use contemn in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Contemn.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › contemnCONTEMN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Contemn definition: to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.. See examples of CONTEMN used in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › contemnContemn - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    IPA guide. Other forms: contemned; contemning; contemns. Definitions of contemn. verb. look down on with disdain. synonyms: despise, disdain, scorn. see more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONTEMN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'contemn' Word Frequency. contemn in British English. (kənˈtɛm ) verb. (transitive) formal. to treat or regard with contempt; scorn. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. contemner or contemnor (kənˈtɛmnə , -ˈtɛmə ) noun. contemnible (kənˈtɛmnɪbəl ) adjective. contemnibly (conˈtemnibly)

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › contemnContemn - definition of contemn by The Free Dictionary

    con·temn. (kən-tĕm′) tr.v. con·temned, con·temn·ing, con·temns. To view with contempt; despise. See Synonyms at despise. [Middle English contempnen, to slight, from Latin contemnere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + temnere, to despise .] con·temn′er (-tĕm′ər, -tĕm′nər) n.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › contemncontemn - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · contemn (third-person singular simple present contemns, present participle contemning, simple past and past participle contemned) (transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › contemn_vcontemn, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb contemn. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  9. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishCONTEMN - Definition in English - bab.la

    UK /kənˈtɛm/ verb (with object) (archaic) treat or regard with contempt it lay in Deronda's nature usually to contemn the feeble Examples And viciously contemning the Church more often than not entails a disdainful sidelong glance at the benighted faithful who persist in allegiance to her.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › contemnor'sContemn Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Contemn definition, to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt. See more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › contemnContemn Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    verb. contemns. To treat or think of with contempt; scorn. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: disdain. scorn. despise. scout. Origin of Contemn. Middle English contempnento slightfrom Latin contemnerecom-intensive pref. com– temnereto despise. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.