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CONTEMN

\kəntˈɛm], \kəntˈɛm], \k_ə_n_t_ˈɛ_m]\

Definitions of CONTEMN

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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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"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To scorn; to treat with contempt.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To despise: to neglect.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To despise; disregard.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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