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con|temn|er — or con|tem|nor «kuhn TEHM uhr, TEHM nuhr», noun. a person who contemns … Useful english dictionary
temn — con·temn; … English syllables
con|tem|nor — con|temn|er or con|tem|nor «kuhn TEHM uhr, TEHM nuhr», noun. a person who contemns … Useful english dictionary
contemn — con·temn … English syllables
contemn — con•temn [[t]kənˈtɛm[/t]] v. t. to treat or regard with contempt • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME contempnen (< MF) < L contemnere to despise, scorn =con con +temnere to slight; cf. contempt con•temn′er ˈtɛm ər, ˈtɛm nər con•tem′nor nər n … From formal English to slang
Contemn — Con*temn (k[o^]n*t[e^]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contemned} ( t[e^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contemning} ( t[e^]m n[i^]ng or t[e^]m [i^]ng).] [L. contemnere, temptum; con + temnere to slight, despise: cf. OF. contemner.] To view or treat with contempt … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contemned — Contemn Con*temn (k[o^]n*t[e^]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contemned} ( t[e^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contemning} ( t[e^]m n[i^]ng or t[e^]m [i^]ng).] [L. contemnere, temptum; con + temnere to slight, despise: cf. OF. contemner.] To view or treat with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contemning — Contemn Con*temn (k[o^]n*t[e^]m ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contemned} ( t[e^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contemning} ( t[e^]m n[i^]ng or t[e^]m [i^]ng).] [L. contemnere, temptum; con + temnere to slight, despise: cf. OF. contemner.] To view or treat with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
