😒contemn

verb
/kənˈtɛm/

Meaning

to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt

Example Sentences

He would never contemn honest work, no matter how humble.

Synonyms

despise, scorn, disdain, deride, spurn

Antonyms

respect, honor, admire

Collocations

contemn authority, contemn tradition, openly contemn, silently contemn

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