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contemnō — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • despise verb To feel strong contempt or scorn for someone or something.
  • scorn verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.

Senses

contemnō is used for these senses in English:

  • despise To regard with contempt or scorn.
  • scorn (transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
  • think little of To dislike; to hold in low esteem; to look upon without favour or admiration.

scorn — full definition

  1. verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.
  2. noun A feeling or display of contempt.

Related Latin words