单词 | contemn |
释义 | contemn[ kuhn-tem ] / kənˈtɛm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR contemn ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt. Origin of contemn1375–1425; late Middle English contempnen (<Middle French ) <Latin contemnere to despise, scorn, equivalent to con-con- + temnere to slight; see contempt SYNONYMS FOR contemnscorn, disdain, despise. SEE SYNONYMS FOR contemn ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM contemnWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH contemncondemn, contemnWords nearby contemncontaminate, contamination, contango, contd., conte, contemn, contemp., contemplable, contemplate, contemplation, contemplative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contemnBritish Dictionary definitions for contemncontemn / (kənˈtɛm) / verb(tr) formal to treat or regard with contempt; scorn Derived forms of contemncontemner (kənˈtɛmnə, -ˈtɛmə), nouncontemnible (kənˈtɛmnɪbəl), adjectivecontemnibly, adverbWord Origin for contemnC15: from Latin contemnere, from temnere to slight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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