Contemn
11contemn — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. despise, scorn, disdain; see despise , hate 1 . See Synonym Study at despise . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To regard with utter contempt and disdain: despise, disdain, scorn, scout2. Idioms: have no use for, look down on …
12contemn — con·temn || kÉ™n tem v. despise, treat with contempt …
13contemn — [kən tɛm] verb archaic treat or regard with contempt. Derivatives contemner tɛmə, tɛmnə noun Origin ME: from L. contemnere, from con (expressing intensive force) + temnere despise …
14contemn — v. a. Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one s nose at, snap one s fingers at, laugh to scorn, point the finger of scorn at …
15contemn — v 1. disdain, scorn, despise, misprize, show contempt for, view with contempt, hold in contempt, snap one s fingers at, turn up one s nose at, spurn, slight, snub, shun. 2. deprecate, vituperate, disparage, reproach, censure, decry, condemn,… …
16contemn — con·temn …
17contemn — con•temn [[t]kənˈtɛm[/t]] v. t. to treat or regard with contempt • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME contempnen (< MF) < L contemnere to despise, scorn =con con +temnere to slight; cf. contempt con•temn′er ˈtɛm ər, ˈtɛm nər con•tem′nor nər n …
18contemn — /kənˈtɛm/ (say kuhn tem) verb (t) Archaic to treat disdainfully or scornfully; view with contempt. {Latin contemnere despise} –contemner, contemnor /kənˈtɛmnə/ (say kuhn temnuh), /kənˈtɛmə/ (say kuhn temuh), noun …
19contemn — v.t. treat with contempt; scorn. ♦ contemner, ♦ contemnor, n …
20contemn — v.tr. literary despise; treat with disregard. Derivatives: contemner n. Etymology: ME f. OF contemner or L contemnere (as com , temnere tempt despise) …
