contemn
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.con·temn
transitive verb \kən-ˈtem\Definition of CONTEMN
Examples of CONTEMN
- <arrogant critics who contemn the general public's taste in art>
Origin of CONTEMN
Middle English contempnen, from Middle French contempner, from Latin contemnere, from com- + temnere to despise
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to CONTEMN
- Synonyms
- scorn, dis (also diss) [slang], disdain, disrespect, high-hat, look down (on or upon), slight, sniff (at), snoot, snub
See Synonym Discussion at despise
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