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contemn
con·temn C0597400 (kən-tĕm′)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·temn′er (-tĕm′ər, -tĕm′nər) n.contemn (kənˈtɛm) vb (tr) formal to treat or regard with contempt; scorn[C15: from Latin contemnere, from temnere to slight] contemner, contemnor n contemnible adj conˈtemnibly advcon•temn (kənˈtɛm)
v.t. to treat or regard with contempt. [1375–1425; late Middle English contempnen (< Middle French) < Latin contemnere to despise, scorn =con- con- + temnere to slight; compare contempt] con•temn′er (-ˈtɛm ər, -ˈtɛm nər) con•tem′nor (-nər) n. contemn
Past participle: contemned
Gerund: contemning
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| I contemn | | you contemn | | he/she/it contemns | | we contemn | | you contemn | | they contemn |
| Preterite |
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| I contemned | | you contemned | | he/she/it contemned | | we contemned | | you contemned | | they contemned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am contemning | | you are contemning | | he/she/it is contemning | | we are contemning | | you are contemning | | they are contemning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have contemned | | you have contemned | | he/she/it has contemned | | we have contemned | | you have contemned | | they have contemned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was contemning | | you were contemning | | he/she/it was contemning | | we were contemning | | you were contemning | | they were contemning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had contemned | | you had contemned | | he/she/it had contemned | | we had contemned | | you had contemned | | they had contemned |
| Future |
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| I will contemn | | you will contemn | | he/she/it will contemn | | we will contemn | | you will contemn | | they will contemn |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have contemned | | you will have contemned | | he/she/it will have contemned | | we will have contemned | | you will have contemned | | they will have contemned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be contemning | | you will be contemning | | he/she/it will be contemning | | we will be contemning | | you will be contemning | | they will be contemning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been contemning | | you have been contemning | | he/she/it has been contemning | | we have been contemning | | you have been contemning | | they have been contemning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been contemning | | you will have been contemning | | he/she/it will have been contemning | | we will have been contemning | | you will have been contemning | | they will have been contemning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been contemning | | you had been contemning | | he/she/it had been contemning | | we had been contemning | | you had been contemning | | they had been contemning |
| Conditional |
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| I would contemn | | you would contemn | | he/she/it would contemn | | we would contemn | | you would contemn | | they would contemn |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have contemned | | you would have contemned | | he/she/it would have contemned | | we would have contemned | | you would have contemned | | they would have contemned |
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, scorndetest, 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" |
contemnverbTo regard with utter contempt and disdain:despise, disdain, scorn, scout.Idioms: have no use for, look down on.TranslationsLegalSeeContemnercontemn
Related to contemn: despised, disdainsSynonyms for contemnverb to regard with utter contempt and disdainSynonymsSynonyms for contemnverb look down on with disdainSynonymsRelated Words |