contemn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).

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contemn contemns contemning contemned

From Middle English contempnen, from Old French contemner, from Latin contemnō (“to scorn”). See also contempt.

despise scorn

honor respect revere venerate

contemner contemnor contempt contemptibility contemptible contemptibly contemption contemptuous

contemnible contemningly uncontemned

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