English-Thai Dictionary

contemn

VT ดูถูก  scorn despise du-tuk

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTEMN

v.t.[L., to despise; to drive away. ] 1. To despise; to consider and treat as mean and despicable; to scorn.
In whose eyes a vile person is contemned. Psalm 15:4.
2. To slight; to neglect as unworthy of regard; to reject with disdain.
Wherefore do the wicked contemn God. Psalm 1 :13.
They contemn the counsel of the Most High. Psalm 1 7:11.

 

CONTEMNED

pp. Despised; scorned; slighted; neglected, or rejected with disdain.

 

CONTEMNER

n.One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner.

 

CONTEMNING

ppr. Despising; slighting as vile or despicable; neglecting or rejecting, as unworthy of regard.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTEMN

Con *temn ", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contemned; p.pr. & vb. n. Contemning (or ).] Etym: [L. contemnere, -temptum; con- + temnere to slight, despise: cf. OF. contemner. ]

 

Defn: To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn. Thy pompous delicacies I contemn. Milton. One who contemned divine and human laws. Dryden.

 

Syn. -- To despise; scorn; disdain; spurn; slight; neglect; underrate; overlook. -- To Contemn, Despise, Scorn, Disdain. Contemn is the generic term, and is applied especially to objects, qualities, etc. , which are deemed contemptible, and but rarely to individuals; to despise is to regard or treat as mean, unbecoming, or worthless; to scorn is stronger, expressing a quick, indignant contempt; disdain is still stronger, denoting either unwarrantable pride and haughtiness or an abhorrence of what is base.

 

CONTEMNER

CONTEMNER Con *tem "ner ( or ), n.

 

Defn: One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. "Contemners of the gods." South.

 

CONTEMNINGLY

CONTEMNINGLY Con *tem "ning *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Contemptuously. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contemn

con temn |kənˈtem kənˈtɛm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic treat or regard with contempt. DERIVATIVES con temn er |-ˈtem (n )ər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force ) + temnere ‘despise. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

contemn

contemn |kənˈtɛm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic treat or regard with contempt. DERIVATIVES contemner |-ˈtɛmə, -ˈtɛmnə |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force ) + temnere ‘despise ’.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

contemn

contemn verb archaic would he contemn her for forwardness? despise, scorn, treat with contempt, feel contempt for, look down on, disdain, slight, undervalue, disregard, deride, scoff /jeer at, mock, revile, spurn. ANTONYMS value.