contemn[verb]Synonyms: despise, abhor, disdain, look down, scorn, scout
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contemn verb trans. [kǝn'tɛm] Now chiefly
literary.
LME.[Old French contemner or Latin contemnere, formed as CON- + temnere despise.]Treat as of small value, view with contempt; disregard; despise, scorn.
■ contemner,
contemnor noun E16. ■ contemningly adverb (now
rare) in a contemning or scornful manner
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