contemn in German
contemn in German is verachten — contemn means to look down on someone or something as worthless.
contemn in German
verachten
(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
What does "contemn" mean?
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verb To look down on someone or something as worthless.
"I was perturbed by the suspicion that the anguish of love contemned was alloyed in her broken heart with the pangs, sordid to my young mind, of wounded vanity."
- verb (law) To break a court order or ignore a judge's authority.
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- I was perturbed by the suspicion that the anguish of love contemned was alloyed in her broken heart with the pangs, sordid to my young mind, of wounded vanity.
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What is "contemn" in German?
"contemn" in German is verachten. contemn means: To look down on someone or something as worthless.
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