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View synonyms for contemn
contemn
/ kənˈtɛm; -ˈtɛmə; kənˈtɛmnɪbəl; kənˈtɛmnə /
verb
- formal.tr to treat or regard with contempt; scorn
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Derived Forms
- conˈtemnibly, adverb
- contemnible, adjective
- contemner, noun
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Other Words From
- con·temn·er [k, uh, n-, tem, -er, -, tem, -ner], con·tem·nor [k, uh, n-, tem, -ner], noun
- con·tem·ni·ble [k, uh, n-, tem, -n, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- con·temni·bly adverb
- con·temning·ly adverb
- precon·temn verb (used with object)
- uncon·temned adjective
- uncon·temning adjective
- uncon·temning·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of contemn1
C15: from Latin contemnere, from temnere to slight
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Example Sentences
What we seriously object to and actively contemn—yea, bitterly denounce—is the nose of her.
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We covet superfluous things, when it were more honour for us if we would contemn necessary.
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To refuse "the reconciliation" is to contemn the death in which the Sinless One was made sin on our behalf.
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Crafty men contemn studies; simple men admire them; and wise men use them.
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Wherefore we are asked two things—to contemn the Jew and accept the symphony as a manifestation of tremendous genius.
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