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Contemn (Verb)

Meaning

Look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Examples

  • The wealthy businessman learned to contemn those who were less fortunate financially, viewing them as inferior beings.
  • She had secretly begun to contemn the man she was supposed to marry, disliking his treatment of the poor staff.
  • Many successful artists eventually come to contemn the very same galleries that once provided them a platform for their work.
  • In the elite circle, it was common to contemn anyone who wore anything other than designer clothing.
  • Over time, he had grown to contemn the harsh treatment that was doled out to him by his father when he was a child.

Synonyms

  • Scorn
  • Despise
  • Disdain

Hypernyms

  • Detest
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