halveksia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contemn verb To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
- despise verb To feel strong contempt or scorn for someone or something.
- flout verb To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
- scorn verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.
- trash noun Discarded material; garbage or rubbish.
Senses
halveksia is used for these senses in English:
- contemn (transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
- despise To regard with contempt or scorn.
- flout (transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
- flout (transitive, archaic) To scorn.
- look down on (transitive, idiom) To regard or treat as inferior.
- scorn (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
- trash To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
- trash To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.
contemn — full definition
- verb To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
- verb To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).