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contemn

con·temn

UK/kənˈtɛm/ US/ˌkʌˈntɛm/ uncommon dated

verb

1.

look down on with disdain

  • “He despises the people he has to work for”
  • “The professor scorns the students who don”
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Origin

From Middle English contempnen, from Old French contemner, from Latin contemnō (“to scorn”). See also contempt.

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