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[verb] 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"
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\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, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn. Thy pompous delicacies I contemn. --Milton. 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.

Synonyms for contemn

despise, disdain, scorn

See also: detest | hate |

Related terms: be above, brush aside, chuck, chuck out, contradict, decline, except, hold cheap, ignore, look down upon, misprize, put down, rebuff, recant, refuse to consider, ridicule, scout, sneer at, sniff at, spurn, throw away, waive

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Let's analyse "contemn" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NMETNOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1795 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.-. --- -. - . -- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: contemn: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: contemn: 3 + 6 + 5 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 5 = 30, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
N (2) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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