มีผลลัพธ์ที่ไม่แสดงผลอยู่ | contemn | (คันเทมน์') { contemned, contemning, contemns } vt. ดูถูก, ดูหมิ่น, สบประมาท, หมิ่นประมาท., See also: contemner n. ดูcontemn contemnor n. ดูcontemn contemnible adj. ดูcontemn, Syn. disgrace, Ant. respect |
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| Contemn | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Contemned p. pr. & vb. n. Contemning ] [ 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. [ 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. -- 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 ] | Contemner | n. One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. “Contemners of the gods.” South. [ 1913 Webster ] | Contemningly | adv. Contemptuously. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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, 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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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" [syn: {contemn}, {despise}, {scorn},
{disdain}]
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