Contemn

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  • transitive verb. To view with contempt; despise. synonym: despise.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To consider and treat as contemptible and despicable; despise; scorn.
  • To slight or disregard; neglect as unworthy of regard; reject with disdain.
  • Synonyms Disdain, Despise, etc. (see scorn); look down upon, spurn.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
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  • verb. look down on with disdain
    • Word Usage
    "Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    detest  hate  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    look down on  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    amateurishness  boo  clean-handed  discountenance  mislike  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abhor  abhor  abjure  be above  be contemptuous of  
    verb-form
    contemned  contemning  contemns  
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