Antonyms for contemn


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuhn-tem
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɛm


Definition of contemn

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Old French contemner (15c.), from Latin contemnere "to despise, scorn" (see contempt).
  • verb despise
Example sentences :
  • Perhaps this may appear to you to be only an old wife's tale, which you will contemn.
  • Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato
  • So it is with women: you should not contemn women because they rouse a devil in man.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • I contemn the world when I think on it, and myself when I translate it.
  • Extract from : « Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry » by John Dryden
  • A religion,” said I, “in which you yourself do not believe, and which you contemn.
  • Extract from : « The Romany Rye » by George Borrow
  • There was, in truth, danger lest the Rhodians should contemn the Romans!
  • Extract from : « The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End » by Titus Livius
  • I determined to contemn and despise her; and steadily to refuse the interview.
  • Extract from : « Secresy » by E. (Eliza) Fenwick
  • I have a husband who makes war upon me because I contemn his bed and board.
  • Extract from : « Joan of the Sword Hand » by S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
  • Leave it to miserable fools, to contemn the wisdom of the Most High.
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
  • I do not ask that you should pity these women with whom I have to deal, still less that you should contemn them.
  • Extract from : « She Stands Accused » by Victor MacClure
  • Reward my temperance with some lawful favour, Though you contemn my person.
  • Extract from : « The Plays of Philip Massinger » by Philip Massinger

Synonyms for contemn

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