contemn in Japanese
contemn in Japanese is 蔑む, 見下す, 軽侮 — contemn means to look down on someone or something as worthless.
contemn in Japanese
蔑む
Pronounced: sagesumu
(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
見下す
Pronounced: mikudasu
(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
軽侮
Pronounced: keibu
(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
軽蔑
Pronounced: keibetsu
(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 Japanese?
"contemn" in Japanese is 蔑む, 見下す, 軽侮. contemn means: To look down on someone or something as worthless.
How do you pronounce 蔑む?
"contemn" in Japanese is 蔑む, pronounced "sagesumu".
Are there other ways to say "contemn" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 4 translations listed for "contemn": 蔑む, 見下す, 軽侮, 軽蔑.
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