contemn

WOTD - 20 March 2007    

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈtɛm/

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Verb

contemn (third-person singular simple present contemns, present participle contemning, simple past and past participle contemned)

1. To treat or regard with contempt.

Synonyms

• despise, scorn
• See also Wikisaurus:despise

Related terms

• contemner
• contempt
• contemptibility
• contemptible
• contemptibly
• contemptuous

Translations

to treat or regard with contempt

Bulgarian: презирам (bg), пренебрегвам (bg) Finnish: halveksia (fi), halveksua (fi) German: verachten (de)

Hebrew: בז (he) (baz) Russian: презирать (ru) Spanish: despreciar (es), menospreciar (es)