contemn (redirected from contemned)

con·temn  (kn-tm)

tr.v. con·temned, con·temn·ing, con·temns

To view with contempt; despise. See Synonyms at despise.

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[Middle English contempnen, to slight, from Latin contemnere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + temnere, to despise.]

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con·temner (-tmr, -tmnr) n.

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contemn

Verb

Formal to regard with contempt [Latin contemnere]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"