Definition of contemn

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Contemn (v. t.) To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn..

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Upspurner :: Upspurner (n.) A spurner or contemner; a despiser; a scoffer.
Audacious :: Audacious (a.) Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent..
Scorn :: Scorn (n.) To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.
Despise :: Despise (v. t.) To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.
Indignify :: Indignify (v. t.) To treat disdainfully or with indignity; to contemn.
Contemning :: Contemning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Contem.
Contemn :: Contemn (v. t.) To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn..
Contemned :: Contemned (imp. & p. p.) of Contem.
Contempt :: Contempt (n.) The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn..
Defier :: Defier (n.) One who dares and defies; a contemner; as, a defier of the laws..
Contumacious :: Contumacious (a.) Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient.
Contemner :: Contemner (n.) One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner.
Contemningly :: Contemningly (adv.) Contemptuously.
Scorner :: Scorner (n.) One who scorns; a despiser; a contemner; specifically, a scoffer at religion..
Despiser :: Despiser (n.) One who despises; a contemner; a scorner.
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