vilipend
Vilipend (verb) means to treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.
Etymology
From Middle English vilipenden (“to treat (something) as contemptible”) [and other forms], from Old French vilipender (modern French vilipender (“to condemn, despise, revile, scorn, vilipend, vilify”)), or its etymon Latin vilipendō, from vīlis (“cheap, inexpensive; base, mean, vile, worthless”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to buy, sell”)) + pendō (“to hang, suspend; to weigh, weigh out; (figuratively) to consider, ponder”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to stretch”)). The English word is cognate with Italian vilipendere (“to despise, scorn, vilipend”), Portuguese vilipendiar (“to vilify”), Spanish vilipendiar (“to vilify”).
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What is the meaning of vilipend?
"vilipend" (verb) means to treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.
What are the different meanings of vilipend?
"vilipend" has 2 main meanings: 1. To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on; 2. To express a disparaging opinion of; to slander or vilify.