contemn
Use Contemn in a sentence
verb (used with object)
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
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| —vb | |
| formal (tr) to treat or regard with contempt; scorn | |
| [C15: from Latin contemnere, from temnere to slight] | |
| contemner | |
| —n | |
| contemnible | |
| —adj | |
| con'temnibly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
contemn
mid-15c., from O.Fr. contemner (15c.), from L. contemnere (see contempt).
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Example sentences
The pomp of tedious and elaborate monuments they contemn, as things grievous to the deceased.
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