CONTEMN


Meaning of CONTEMN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈtem ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English contempnen, from Middle French contempner, from Latin contemnere, from com- + temnere to despise

Date: 15th century

: to view or treat with contempt : scorn

Synonyms: see despise

• con·tem·ner also con·tem·nor -ˈtem-nər, -ˈte-mər noun

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