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   contemn

   /kənˈtɛm/

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   • 1. treat or regard with contempt: archaic "it lay in Deronda's nature usually to contemn the feeble"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + temnere ‘despise’.

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   • 1. contemner noun

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   What does contemn mean?

   • The meaning of CONTEMN is to view or treat with contempt : scorn. How to use contemn in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Contemn.

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   What is the meaning of contemnor?

   • Contemnor (or contemner) - Legal Definition. A person or entity who is guilty of contempt before a judicial or legislative body.

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   What does it mean to contemn in the Bible?

   • In the Bible, to contemn means to despise or consider and treat as mean and despicable. It also means to slight, neglect as unworthy of regard, or reject with disdain. For example, 'In whose eyes a vile person is contemned.' (Psalm 15). 'They contemn the counsel of the Most High.' (Psalm 10)

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   Where does the word contemn come from?

   • Contemn is derived from the Latin verb contemnere, a word formed by combining con- and temnere ("to despise"). Surprisingly, our verb may have come within a hair's breadth of being spelled "contempn." The Middle French word contempner arrived in Middle English as "contempnen," but that extra "p" disappeared, leaving us with "contemn."

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   What does contempnen mean?

   • [Middle English contempnen, to slight, from Latin contemnere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + temnere, to despise.] con·temn′er(-tĕm′ər, -tĕm′nər) n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   • con·temn′er(-tĕm′ər, -tĕm′nər) n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. to treat or regard with contempt. con•temn′er (-ˈtɛm ər, -ˈtɛm nər) con•tem′nor (-nər) n.

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   Contemn means to treat or regard with contempt; scorn. It is a formal verb derived from Latin and has similar words like despise, disdain, or slight.

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   IPA guide. Other forms: contemned; contemning; contemns. Definitions of contemn. verb. look down on with disdain. synonyms: despise, disdain, scorn. see more.

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