contemn
vt . 侮辱,蔑视
侮辱,蔑视
contemn v 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
contemn }, {
despise }, {
scorn },
{
disdain }]
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L .
contemnere ,
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temptum ;
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temnere to slight ,
despise :
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contemner .]
To view or treat with contempt ,
as mean and despicable ;
to reject with disdain ;
to despise ;
to scorn .
[
1913 Webster ]
Thy pompous delicacies I contemn . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
One who contemned divine and human laws . --
Dryden .
Syn :
To despise ;
scorn ;
disdain ;
spurn ;
slight ;
neglect ;
underrate ;
overlook .
Usage :
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "
contemn ":
abhor ,
abjure ,
be above ,
be contemptuous of ,
brush aside ,
care nothing for ,
chuck ,
chuck out ,
contradict ,
decline ,
deny ,
deride ,
despise ,
disapprove ,
discard ,
disclaim ,
discount ,
disdain ,
dismiss ,
disown ,
disparage ,
disprize ,
disregard ,
dump on ,
except ,
exclude ,
feel contempt for ,
feel superior to ,
forswear ,
hold beneath one ,
hold cheap ,
hold in contempt ,
ignore ,
insult ,
look down upon ,
misprize ,
pass by ,
pass up ,
push aside ,
put down ,
rank low ,
rebuff ,
recant ,
refuse ,
refuse to consider ,
reject ,
renounce ,
repel ,
repudiate ,
repulse ,
ridicule ,
scorn ,
scout ,
set at naught ,
shove away ,
sneer at ,
sneeze at ,
sniff at ,
snort at ,
spurn ,
think nothing of ,
throw away ,
throw out ,
turn away ,
turn out ,
waive
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