Contemn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To view with contempt; despise. See Synonyms at despise.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn.
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. look down on with disdain
  • Verb Form
    contemned    contemning    contemns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hate    detest   
    Hyponym
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    underrate    scorn    overlook    slight    spurn    disdain    neglect    despise    abhor   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    slagging    mislike    snuffing    office-seeking    boo    clean-handed    scathe    pinata    totravel    amateurishness