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verb (used with object)
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English contempnen (< Middle French ) < Latin contemnere to despise, scorn, equivalent to con- con- + temnere to slight; see contempt
1375–1425; late Middle English contempnen (< Middle French ) < Latin contemnere to despise, scorn, equivalent to con- con- + temnere to slight; see contempt
Related forms
con·tem·ni·bly, adverb
con·temn·ing·ly, adverb
pre·con·temn, verb (used with object)
EXPANDSynonyms
scorn, disdain, despise.
scorn, disdain, despise.
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Word Origin & History
contemn
mid-15c., from O.Fr. contemner (15c.), from L. contemnere (see contempt).
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