contemn

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English contempnen, from Old French contemner, from Latin contemnō (“to scorn”). See also contempt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈtɛm/ Rhymes: -ɛm === Verb === contemn (third-person singular simple present contemns, present participle contemning, simple past and past participle contemned) (transitive, dated) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt. (law) To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling). ==== Synonyms ==== despise, scorn See also Thesaurus:despise ==== Antonyms ==== honor respect revere venerate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====