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contemn

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con·temn  (kn-tm)
tr.v. con·temned, con·temn·ing, con·temns
To view with contempt; despise. See Synonyms at despise.
[Middle English contempnen, to slight, from Latin contemnere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + temnere, to despise.]
con·temner (-tmr, -tmnr) n.
contemn [kənˈtɛm]
vb
(tr) Formal to treat or regard with contempt; scorn
[from Latin contemnere, from temnere to slight]
contemner  [kənˈtɛmnə -ˈtɛmə] n
contemnible  [kənˈtɛmnɪbəl] adj
contemnibly  adv
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Verb1.contemn - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
despise, disdain, scorn
detest, hate - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
look down on - regard with contempt; "the new neighbor looks down on us because our house is very modest"


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Thy pompous delicacies I contemn, And count thy specious gifts no gifts, but guiles.
Paradise Regained by Milton, John View in context
For indeed, every sect of them, hath a diverse posture, or cringe by themselves, which cannot but move derision in worldlings, and depraved politics, who are apt to contemn holy things.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
It is so pleasing to one's 'vanity, and so safe, to be of the master's side when he assails those vices and foibles which are inherent in the system of things, and which one can contemn with vast applause so long as one does not attempt to undo the conditions they spring from.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
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