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Word: Contemn
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + temnere ‘despise’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtɛm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
treat or regard with contempt
Short Definition:treat or regard with contempt
Examples:- it lay in Deronda's nature usually to contemn the feeble
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